Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 1, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 1, 1986 at 13:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 215.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.617 and latitude -5.579.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 342.5 km
Coordinates -5.579, 128.617
UTC time 1986-10-01 13:00:06.330
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-10-01

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