Earthquake details

Monday, March 14, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, March 14, 1983 at 19:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 70.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.784 and latitude -4.192.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 29.0 km
Coordinates -4.192, 127.784
UTC time 1983-03-14 19:02:06.210
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-03-14

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