Earthquake details

Sunday, March 19, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 19, 1989 at 02:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 119.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.656 and latitude 1.573.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 71.2 km
Coordinates 1.573, 126.656
UTC time 1989-03-19 02:38:52.070
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-19

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