Earthquake details

Thursday, April 16, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 16, 1987 at 07:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 102.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.116 and latitude 1.937.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 125.5 km
Coordinates 1.937, 127.116
UTC time 1987-04-16 07:01:51.010
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-04-16

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