Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 29, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 29, 1987 at 14:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 83.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.287 and latitude 1.536.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 135.5 km
Coordinates 1.536, 127.287
UTC time 1987-07-29 14:23:54.170
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-07-29

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