Earthquake details

Sunday, August 17, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 17, 1986 at 16:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 131.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.980 and latitude 2.309.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.309, 126.980
UTC time 1986-08-17 16:09:26.970
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-17

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