Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 12, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 12, 1986 at 01:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masamba (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 17.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.454 and latitude -2.468.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 87.9 km
Coordinates -2.468, 120.454
UTC time 1986-03-12 01:03:57.400
Location Masamba
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-03-12

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