Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 27, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 27, 1983 at 04:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 157.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.700 and latitude -0.054.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 43.5 km
Coordinates -0.054, 121.700
UTC time 1983-07-27 04:38:21.770
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-27

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