Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 8, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 8, 1987 at 16:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amahai (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 283.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.883 and latitude -5.701.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -5.701, 129.883
UTC time 1987-07-08 16:16:40.490
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-07-08

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