Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 29, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, September 29, 1987 at 00:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 126.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.037 and latitude 2.321.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 39.1 km
Coordinates 2.321, 127.037
UTC time 1987-09-29 00:40:34.690
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-09-29

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