Earthquake details

Monday, December 26, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, December 26, 1983 at 18:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 258.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.914 and latitude 1.411.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 17.4 km
Coordinates 1.411, 120.914
UTC time 1983-12-26 18:12:05.490
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-12-26

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