Earthquake details

Saturday, October 18, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 18, 1986 at 22:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Batang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 123.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 109.997 and latitude -5.631.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 643.1 km
Coordinates -5.631, 109.997
UTC time 1986-10-18 22:09:31.720
Location Semarang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-10-18

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