Earthquake details

Thursday, July 28, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, July 28, 1983 at 03:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 169.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.008 and latitude 0.609.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 67.0 km
Coordinates 0.609, 120.008
UTC time 1983-07-28 03:01:01.640
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-28

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