Earthquake details

Friday, March 13, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 13, 1987 at 09:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 113.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.996 and latitude 1.840.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 66.5 km
Coordinates 1.840, 126.996
UTC time 1987-03-13 09:28:15.480
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-13

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