Earthquake details

Friday, August 7, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, August 7, 1987 at 20:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 68.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.242 and latitude -0.048.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 176.2 km
Coordinates -0.048, 123.242
UTC time 1987-08-07 20:32:57.800
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-08-07

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