Earthquake details

Thursday, January 31, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 31, 1985 at 02:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 129.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.586 and latitude 2.743.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 224.0 km
Coordinates 2.743, 128.586
UTC time 1985-01-31 02:43:02.420
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-01-31

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