Earthquake details

Sunday, July 14, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, July 14, 1985 at 04:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 65.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.934 and latitude -0.379.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	96.3 km
Coordinates	-0.379, 122.934
UTC time	1985-07-14 04:17:31.400

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-07-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	65.8 km
Gorontalo	103.0 km
Poso	267.9 km
Tondano	289.2 km
Manado	297.2 km
Bitung	317.3 km
Palu	346.0 km
Masamba	377.8 km
Sanana	386.9 km
Kendari	403.3 km
Palopo	421.2 km
Rantepao	444.2 km

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