Earthquake details

Thursday, March 12, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 12, 1987 at 07:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 181.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.726 and latitude 2.735.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 62.7 km
Coordinates 2.735, 126.726
UTC time 1987-03-12 07:35:45.530
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-12

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