Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 15, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, September 15, 1982 at 00:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 321.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.015 and latitude -6.582.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 146.4 km
Coordinates -6.582, 130.015
UTC time 1982-09-15 00:59:24.260
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-09-15

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