Earthquake details

Friday, October 20, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 20, 1989 at 07:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 63.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.156 and latitude -0.024.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 153.4 km
Coordinates -0.024, 123.156
UTC time 1989-10-20 07:43:34.510
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-10-20

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