Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 14, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 14, 1987 at 22:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 217.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.183 and latitude 3.676.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 166.7 km
Coordinates 3.676, 128.183
UTC time 1987-10-14 22:26:35.290
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-14

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