Earthquake details

Saturday, December 18, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 18, 1982 at 00:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 137.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.644 and latitude 1.782.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 51.6 km
Coordinates 1.782, 126.644
UTC time 1982-12-18 00:41:17.230
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-18

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