Earthquake details

Saturday, December 14, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 14, 1985 at 23:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 92.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.630 and latitude 2.287.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.287, 128.630
UTC time 1985-12-14 23:29:45.940
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-12-14

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