Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 28, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, February 28, 1989 at 00:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 63.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.916 and latitude 2.288.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 55.9 km
Coordinates 2.288, 127.916
UTC time 1989-02-28 00:51:27.110
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-02-28

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