Earthquake details

Friday, January 20, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, January 20, 1984 at 23:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 92.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.532 and latitude -4.210.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -4.210, 127.532
UTC time 1984-01-20 23:36:53.400
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-01-20

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