Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 12, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 12, 1983 at 02:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 83.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.130 and latitude -2.948.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 31.3 km
Coordinates -2.948, 128.130
UTC time 1983-10-12 02:23:57.010
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-10-12

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