Earthquake details

Thursday, April 18, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 18, 1985 at 09:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 110.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.794 and latitude -0.011.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 71.1 km
Coordinates -0.011, 126.794
UTC time 1985-04-18 09:39:45.040
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-04-18

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