Earthquake details

Saturday, February 18, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, February 18, 1989 at 00:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 153.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.814 and latitude 2.424.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.424, 126.814
UTC time 1989-02-18 00:49:41.240
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-02-18

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