Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 28, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, February 28, 1989 at 06:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 63.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.954 and latitude 2.294.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 62.2 km
Coordinates 2.294, 127.954
UTC time 1989-02-28 06:07:11.560
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-02-28

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