Earthquake details

Thursday, August 21, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 21, 1986 at 17:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 51.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.562 and latitude 1.603.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 44.1 km
Coordinates 1.603, 127.562
UTC time 1986-08-21 17:55:29.460
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-21

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