Earthquake details

Thursday, July 21, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, July 21, 1983 at 13:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 159.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.676 and latitude -0.055.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 46.5 km
Coordinates -0.055, 121.676
UTC time 1983-07-21 13:17:51.980
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-21

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