Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 8, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 8, 1983 at 23:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 394.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.252 and latitude -7.073.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 186.1 km
Coordinates -7.073, 129.252
UTC time 1983-03-08 23:27:57.790
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-03-08

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