Earthquake details

Saturday, January 17, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 17, 1987 at 03:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 276.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.830 and latitude 1.291.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.291, 132.830
UTC time 1987-01-17 03:35:30.690
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-01-17

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