Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 17, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 17, 1982 at 00:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 181.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.246 and latitude 2.631.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 89.1 km
Coordinates 2.631, 126.246
UTC time 1982-08-17 00:16:18.200
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-08-17

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