Earthquake details

Sunday, February 26, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, February 26, 1989 at 17:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 167.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.588 and latitude 2.213.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 88.4 km
Coordinates 2.213, 126.588
UTC time 1989-02-26 17:02:29.360
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-02-26

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