Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 20, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, February 20, 1990 at 11:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 15.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.250 and latitude 0.832.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 212.4 km
Coordinates 0.832, 127.250
UTC time 1990-02-20 11:07:54.180
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-02-20

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