Earthquake details

Thursday, August 8, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 8, 1985 at 21:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 270.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.364 and latitude -6.126.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 176.0 km
Coordinates -6.126, 130.364
UTC time 1985-08-08 21:43:10.050
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-08-08

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