Earthquake details

Monday, May 8, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, May 8, 1989 at 06:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 115.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.696 and latitude 0.019.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 76.1 km
Coordinates 0.019, 126.696
UTC time 1989-05-08 06:20:02.090
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-08

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