Earthquake details

Sunday, September 29, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, September 29, 1985 at 04:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 166.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.586 and latitude 2.195.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.195, 126.586
UTC time 1985-09-29 04:55:45.080
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-09-29

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