Earthquake details

Sunday, March 9, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 9, 1986 at 09:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 79.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.650 and latitude 2.346.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 100.7 km
Coordinates 2.346, 127.650
UTC time 1986-03-09 09:41:02.210
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-03-09

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