Earthquake details

Saturday, September 3, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, September 3, 1983 at 16:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 121.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.019 and latitude -0.558.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 61.6 km
Coordinates -0.558, 133.019
UTC time 1983-09-03 16:26:00.080
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-09-03

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