Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 9, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 9, 1985 at 21:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 105.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.323 and latitude -0.060.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 257.6 km
Coordinates -0.060, 122.323
UTC time 1985-01-09 21:22:46.360
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-01-09

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