Earthquake details

Friday, January 23, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, January 23, 1987 at 17:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 134.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.531 and latitude 1.646.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 71.9 km
Coordinates 1.646, 126.531
UTC time 1987-01-23 17:51:09.280
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-01-23

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