Earthquake details

Sunday, March 30, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 30, 1986 at 05:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 172.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.027 and latitude -0.913.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 40.3 km
Coordinates -0.913, 127.027
UTC time 1986-03-30 05:28:39.300
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-03-30

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