Earthquake details

Thursday, August 11, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 11, 1983 at 22:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 80.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.294 and latitude 1.815.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 99.8 km
Coordinates 1.815, 127.294
UTC time 1983-08-11 22:56:10.780
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-08-11

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