Earthquake details

Monday, August 27, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, August 27, 1984 at 07:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tarutung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 27.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.179 and latitude 1.898.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 40.7 km
Coordinates 1.898, 99.179
UTC time 1984-08-27 07:26:56.670
Location Sibolga
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-27

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