Earthquake details

Sunday, March 12, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 12, 1989 at 06:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 159.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.761 and latitude 2.424.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 54.2 km
Coordinates 2.424, 126.761
UTC time 1989-03-12 06:58:06.010
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-12

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