Earthquake details

Thursday, October 2, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 2, 1986 at 20:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 154.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.258 and latitude 2.892.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 45.8 km
Coordinates 2.892, 127.258
UTC time 1986-10-02 20:15:32.950
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-10-02

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