Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 12, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 12, 1986 at 16:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 105.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.457 and latitude 2.502.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.502, 127.457
UTC time 1986-08-12 16:09:37.360
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-12

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