Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 29, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 29, 1984 at 18:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ruteng (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 18.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.468 and latitude -8.780.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 132.7 km
Coordinates -8.780, 120.468
UTC time 1984-08-29 18:45:28.530
Location Ruteng
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-29

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