Earthquake details

Friday, July 31, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, July 31, 1987 at 00:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 72.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.605 and latitude 0.175.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 166.7 km
Coordinates 0.175, 123.605
UTC time 1987-07-31 00:27:32.030
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-07-31

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