Earthquake details

Thursday, August 27, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 27, 1987 at 23:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 77.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.343 and latitude 1.926.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 126.2 km
Coordinates 1.926, 127.343
UTC time 1987-08-27 23:00:21.110
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-08-27

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