Earthquake details

Saturday, August 21, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 21, 1982 at 09:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 44.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.518 and latitude -3.756.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 27.8 km
Coordinates -3.756, 135.518
UTC time 1982-08-21 09:32:30.070
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-08-21

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