Earthquake details

Saturday, December 28, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 28, 1985 at 19:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 242.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.588 and latitude -5.950.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 101.0 km
Coordinates -5.950, 130.588
UTC time 1985-12-28 19:30:37.220
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-12-28

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