Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 23, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, February 23, 1983 at 21:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 153.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.669 and latitude 2.047.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 71.1 km
Coordinates 2.047, 126.669
UTC time 1983-02-23 21:26:44.070
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-02-23

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