Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 16, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 16, 1990 at 08:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 58.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.381 and latitude -5.253.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 44.2 km
Coordinates -5.253, 132.381
UTC time 1990-01-16 08:41:54.830
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-01-16

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