Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 18, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, May 18, 1983 at 08:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 149.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.719 and latitude 0.577.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 124.0 km
Coordinates 0.577, 121.719
UTC time 1983-05-18 08:21:31.180
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-18

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