Earthquake details

Sunday, August 17, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 17, 1986 at 16:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 131.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.934 and latitude 2.224.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.224, 126.934
UTC time 1986-08-17 16:14:51.330
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-17

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