Earthquake details

Thursday, February 20, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, February 20, 1986 at 06:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 137.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.923 and latitude 2.315.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 44.6 km
Coordinates 2.315, 126.923
UTC time 1986-02-20 06:29:12.590
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-02-20

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