Earthquake details

Thursday, May 2, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 2, 1985 at 15:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 138.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.416 and latitude 1.565.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 46.3 km
Coordinates 1.565, 126.416
UTC time 1985-05-02 15:56:32.460
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-05-02

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