Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 20, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 20, 1983 at 09:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 143.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.732 and latitude -0.211.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 49.5 km
Coordinates -0.211, 121.732
UTC time 1983-07-20 09:20:11.580
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-20

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