Earthquake details

Sunday, August 6, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 6, 1989 at 06:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 31.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.251 and latitude 1.883.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 113.8 km
Coordinates 1.883, 128.251
UTC time 1989-08-06 06:36:29.160
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-08-06

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