Earthquake details

Sunday, August 24, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 24, 1986 at 06:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 138.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.839 and latitude 2.143.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.143, 126.839
UTC time 1986-08-24 06:52:44.610
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-24

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