Earthquake details

Sunday, October 3, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 3, 1982 at 01:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amahai (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 277.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.885 and latitude -5.637.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 220.1 km
Coordinates -5.637, 129.885
UTC time 1982-10-03 01:12:57.860
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-10-03

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