Earthquake details

Sunday, March 29, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 29, 1987 at 23:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 122.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.062 and latitude 2.282.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 69.3 km
Coordinates 2.282, 127.062
UTC time 1987-03-29 23:24:04.360
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-29

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