Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 29, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 29, 1987 at 21:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 151.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.612 and latitude 2.945.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 213.1 km
Coordinates 2.945, 128.612
UTC time 1987-07-29 21:15:00.070
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-07-29

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