Earthquake details

Saturday, August 23, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 23, 1986 at 18:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 149.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.633 and latitude 1.900.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.900, 126.633
UTC time 1986-08-23 18:27:35.920
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-23

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