Earthquake details

Friday, October 20, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 20, 1989 at 03:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 181.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.435 and latitude 0.573.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 102.6 km
Coordinates 0.573, 121.435
UTC time 1989-10-20 03:43:13.160
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-10-20

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