Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 2, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 2, 1989 at 10:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Meulaboh (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 160.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.101 and latitude 2.706.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 22.4 km
Coordinates 2.706, 96.101
UTC time 1989-08-02 10:48:06.670
Location Meulaboh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-08-02

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