Earthquake details

Friday, September 16, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, September 16, 1983 at 04:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 90.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.497 and latitude -0.041.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 281.1 km
Coordinates -0.041, 122.497
UTC time 1983-09-16 04:21:56.180
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-09-16

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