Earthquake details

Thursday, December 16, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 16, 1982 at 17:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 88.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.048 and latitude 1.506.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 45.3 km
Coordinates 1.506, 127.048
UTC time 1982-12-16 17:04:24.260
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-16

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