Earthquake details

Monday, January 2, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 2, 1989 at 09:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 164.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.458 and latitude 3.136.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 3.136, 128.458
UTC time 1989-01-02 09:33:03.740
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-01-02

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