Earthquake details

Friday, August 15, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, August 15, 1986 at 16:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 158.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.605 and latitude 1.982.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.982, 126.605
UTC time 1986-08-15 16:20:17.550
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-15

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