Earthquake details

Saturday, August 12, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 12, 1989 at 00:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 63.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.817 and latitude 0.800.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 51.0 km
Coordinates 0.800, 126.817
UTC time 1989-08-12 00:40:10.710
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1989-08-12

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