Earthquake details

Friday, September 23, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, September 23, 1983 at 20:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 138.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.281 and latitude 2.940.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 143.6 km
Coordinates 2.940, 128.281
UTC time 1983-09-23 20:40:15.800
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-09-23

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