Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 7, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 7, 1985 at 06:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 130.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.382 and latitude 0.147.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 70.4 km
Coordinates 0.147, 120.382
UTC time 1985-08-07 06:24:06.470
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-08-07

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