Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 8, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 8, 1982 at 16:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 174.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.931 and latitude 0.659.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 84.4 km
Coordinates 0.659, 119.931
UTC time 1982-12-08 16:30:50.700
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-08

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