Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 18, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 18, 1983 at 06:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 63.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.336 and latitude 0.037.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 187.9 km
Coordinates 0.037, 123.336
UTC time 1983-10-18 06:39:55.620
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-10-18

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