Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 15, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, February 15, 1989 at 10:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 178.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.589 and latitude 2.481.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.481, 126.589
UTC time 1989-02-15 10:28:44.030
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-02-15

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