Earthquake details

Sunday, December 7, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, December 7, 1986 at 05:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sabang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 101.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.120 and latitude 6.783.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 214.6 km
Coordinates 6.783, 95.120
UTC time 1986-12-07 05:40:39.280
Location Banda Aceh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-12-07

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