Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 17, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Australia on Wednesday, January 17, 1990 at 06:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Perth (Australia - AU), about 111.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 116.995 and latitude -31.673.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	6.9 km
Coordinates	-31.673, 116.995
UTC time	1990-01-17 06:38:05.780

Location	Perth
Country	Australia (AU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-01-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Perth	111.6 km
Kwinana	130.3 km
Mandurah	153.1 km
Bunbury	223.7 km
Albany	382.4 km
Geraldton	395.2 km
Adelaide	2038.2 km
Adelaide Hills	2048.0 km
Mildura	2362.0 km
Warrnambool	2431.7 km
Waingapu	2474.0 km
Tambolaka	2487.1 km

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