Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 1, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, November 1, 1989 at 09:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 86.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.140 and latitude 2.492.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 37.3 km
Coordinates 2.492, 128.140
UTC time 1989-11-01 09:49:26.620
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-11-01

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