Earthquake details

Saturday, July 23, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, July 23, 1983 at 08:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Poso (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 156.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.478 and latitude -0.195.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 31.5 km
Coordinates -0.195, 121.478
UTC time 1983-07-23 08:29:45.730
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-23

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