Earthquake details

Saturday, March 14, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 14, 1987 at 05:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 161.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.551 and latitude -0.223.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 67.7 km
Coordinates -0.223, 132.551
UTC time 1987-03-14 05:21:11.560
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-14

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