Earthquake details

Thursday, August 14, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 14, 1986 at 21:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 149.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.606 and latitude 1.883.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.883, 126.606
UTC time 1986-08-14 21:16:14.260
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-14

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