Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 23, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, November 23, 1983 at 18:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 257.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.866 and latitude 1.253.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 17.2 km
Coordinates 1.253, 120.866
UTC time 1983-11-23 18:39:14.600
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-11-23

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