Earthquake details

Sunday, August 18, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 18, 1985 at 03:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 122.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.216 and latitude 2.807.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 65.7 km
Coordinates 2.807, 128.216
UTC time 1985-08-18 03:48:03.760
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-08-18

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