Earthquake details

Friday, February 17, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, February 17, 1989 at 01:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 121.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.345 and latitude 0.455.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 38.9 km
Coordinates 0.455, 126.345
UTC time 1989-02-17 01:14:27.810
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-02-17

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