Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 8, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, April 8, 1987 at 06:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 167.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.107 and latitude 0.086.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.086, 130.107
UTC time 1987-04-08 06:30:32.420
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-04-08

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