Earthquake details

Thursday, August 14, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 14, 1986 at 21:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 125.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.890 and latitude 1.885.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.885, 126.890
UTC time 1986-08-14 21:05:20.830
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-14

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