Earthquake details

Thursday, October 15, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 15, 1987 at 14:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 81.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.864 and latitude 1.238.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 31.6 km
Coordinates 1.238, 122.864
UTC time 1987-10-15 14:08:18.520
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-15

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