Earthquake details

Thursday, October 20, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 20, 1983 at 10:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 103.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.329 and latitude 2.599.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 73.9 km
Coordinates 2.599, 128.329
UTC time 1983-10-20 10:22:27.880
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-10-20

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