Earthquake details

Sunday, January 5, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 5, 1986 at 23:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 190.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.012 and latitude 0.796.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.796, 120.012
UTC time 1986-01-05 23:00:32.680
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-01-05

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