Earthquake details

Sunday, May 31, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, May 31, 1987 at 18:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 127.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.941 and latitude 0.748.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 78.5 km
Coordinates 0.748, 121.941
UTC time 1987-05-31 18:32:17.050
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-05-31

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