Earthquake details

Friday, May 17, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, May 17, 1985 at 20:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 75.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.587 and latitude 1.935.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 51.8 km
Coordinates 1.935, 125.587
UTC time 1985-05-17 20:23:05.140
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-05-17

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