Earthquake details

Thursday, October 27, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 27, 1983 at 19:43 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 247.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.833 and latitude 1.093.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 27.7 km
Coordinates 1.093, 120.833
UTC time 1983-10-27 19:43:48.410
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1983-10-27

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