Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 14, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 14, 1985 at 15:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 129.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.958 and latitude 0.172.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 210.6 km
Coordinates 0.172, 121.958
UTC time 1985-08-14 15:27:04.360
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-08-14

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