Earthquake details

Thursday, August 8, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 8, 1985 at 09:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 39.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.521 and latitude -3.802.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 116.5 km
Coordinates -3.802, 128.521
UTC time 1985-08-08 09:13:01.390
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-08-08

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