Earthquake details

Saturday, January 5, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 5, 1985 at 18:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 104.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.654 and latitude 1.383.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.383, 126.654
UTC time 1985-01-05 18:22:00.590
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-01-05

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