Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 20, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 20, 1986 at 18:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 168.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.534 and latitude 2.069.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.069, 126.534
UTC time 1986-08-20 18:15:38.870
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-20

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