Earthquake details

Monday, January 19, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 19, 1987 at 15:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 109.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.090 and latitude 2.081.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.081, 127.090
UTC time 1987-01-19 15:54:50.880
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-01-19

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