Earthquake details

Thursday, March 23, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 23, 1989 at 03:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 79.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.253 and latitude 2.398.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 95.4 km
Coordinates 2.398, 128.253
UTC time 1989-03-23 03:10:44.720
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-23

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