Earthquake details

Friday, August 21, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast Indian Ridge on Friday, August 21, 1987 at 21:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Albany, about 2050.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.860 and latitude -47.649.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -47.649, 99.860
UTC time 1987-08-21 21:38:56.650
Location southeast Indian Ridge
Country southeast Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-08-21

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