Earthquake details

Thursday, April 9, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 9, 1987 at 00:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 71.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.432 and latitude 1.242.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates 1.242, 128.432
UTC time 1987-04-09 00:48:55.510
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1987-04-09

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