Earthquake details

Monday, January 5, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 5, 1987 at 22:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 144.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.225 and latitude 0.206.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 42.3 km
Coordinates 0.206, 126.225
UTC time 1987-01-05 22:52:31.790
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-01-05

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