Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 8, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, November 8, 1983 at 21:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 44.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.249 and latitude 1.412.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 53.7 km
Coordinates 1.412, 128.249
UTC time 1983-11-08 21:53:37.020
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-11-08

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