Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 25, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 25, 1983 at 00:36 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 252.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.858 and latitude 1.131.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.131, 120.858
UTC time 1983-10-25 00:36:23.430
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1983-10-25

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