Earthquake details

Sunday, January 2, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 2, 1983 at 18:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 137.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.806 and latitude 1.995.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 57.3 km
Coordinates 1.995, 126.806
UTC time 1983-01-02 18:29:46.370
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-01-02

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