Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 2, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 2, 1989 at 10:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Meulaboh (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 152.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.143 and latitude 2.774.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 28.5 km
Coordinates 2.774, 96.143
UTC time 1989-08-02 10:24:21.290
Location Meulaboh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-08-02

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