Earthquake details

Thursday, January 15, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 15, 1987 at 11:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 384.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.008 and latitude -7.754.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 39.3 km
Coordinates -7.754, 130.008
UTC time 1987-01-15 11:19:08.420
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-01-15

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