Earthquake details

Thursday, October 9, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 9, 1986 at 14:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 136.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.018 and latitude 2.951.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 124.7 km
Coordinates 2.951, 128.018
UTC time 1986-10-09 14:58:31.600
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-10-09

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