Earthquake details

Friday, August 21, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, August 21, 1987 at 20:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan Bajo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 36.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.795 and latitude -8.179.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 177.2 km
Coordinates -8.179, 119.795
UTC time 1987-08-21 20:20:30.550
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-08-21

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