Earthquake details

Sunday, August 21, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast Indian Ridge on Sunday, August 21, 1983 at 11:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bunbury, about 2228.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.089 and latitude -44.414.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -44.414, 94.089
UTC time 1983-08-21 11:38:15.580
Location southeast Indian Ridge
Country southeast Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-08-21

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