Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 9, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 9, 1983 at 18:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 158.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.600 and latitude -0.401.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.401, 132.600
UTC time 1983-08-09 18:21:10.620
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-08-09

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