Earthquake details

Thursday, April 30, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 30, 1987 at 19:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 206.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.036 and latitude -6.359.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 82.2 km
Coordinates -6.359, 131.036
UTC time 1987-04-30 19:30:31.690
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-04-30

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