Earthquake details

Thursday, August 3, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 3, 1989 at 16:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 147.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.779 and latitude 2.225.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 87.9 km
Coordinates 2.225, 126.779
UTC time 1989-08-03 16:38:28.070
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-08-03

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