Earthquake details

Sunday, January 5, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 5, 1986 at 23:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 188.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.879 and latitude 0.781.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.781, 119.879
UTC time 1986-01-05 23:03:39.010
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-01-05

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