Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 28, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 28, 1989 at 16:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masohi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 150.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.931 and latitude -1.951.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 53.1 km
Coordinates -1.951, 128.931
UTC time 1989-03-28 16:47:30.720
Location Amahai
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-28

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