Earthquake details

Thursday, February 16, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, February 16, 1989 at 19:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 179.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.635 and latitude 2.568.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 56.0 km
Coordinates 2.568, 126.635
UTC time 1989-02-16 19:42:45.970
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-02-16

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