Earthquake details

Thursday, August 12, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 12, 1982 at 14:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 166.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.726 and latitude 2.490.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 55.8 km
Coordinates 2.490, 126.726
UTC time 1982-08-12 14:33:38.800
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-08-12

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