Earthquake details

Sunday, December 29, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, December 29, 1985 at 21:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 63.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.835 and latitude -0.339.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 41.3 km
Coordinates -0.339, 119.835
UTC time 1985-12-29 21:57:35.280
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-12-29

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