Earthquake details

Thursday, August 21, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 21, 1986 at 23:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 107.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.777 and latitude 2.668.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.668, 127.777
UTC time 1986-08-21 23:48:56.000
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-21

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