Earthquake details

Sunday, May 21, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, May 21, 1989 at 19:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 187.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.537 and latitude 2.545.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 76.9 km
Coordinates 2.545, 126.537
UTC time 1989-05-21 19:30:07.190
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-21

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