Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 21, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 21, 1984 at 20:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 57.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.054 and latitude 1.214.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 70.3 km
Coordinates 1.214, 128.054
UTC time 1984-08-21 20:58:21.990
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-21

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