Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 21, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 21, 1986 at 21:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 68.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.424 and latitude 1.541.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 142.1 km
Coordinates 1.541, 127.424
UTC time 1986-10-21 21:57:59.410
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-10-21

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