Earthquake details

Monday, November 23, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, November 23, 1987 at 11:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 299.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.778 and latitude 1.952.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 34.5 km
Coordinates 1.952, 120.778
UTC time 1987-11-23 11:55:54.960
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-11-23

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