Earthquake details

Saturday, November 17, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, November 17, 1984 at 06:49 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gunungsitoli (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 129.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.027 and latitude 0.197.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.197, 98.027
UTC time 1984-11-17 06:49:30.020
Location Padangsidempuan
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1984-11-17

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