Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 27, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 27, 1989 at 04:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 123.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.131 and latitude 0.963.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 62.4 km
Coordinates 0.963, 126.131
UTC time 1989-12-27 04:19:43.840
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-12-27

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