Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 22, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 22, 1990 at 22:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 159.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.271 and latitude 2.953.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.953, 127.271
UTC time 1990-08-22 22:31:48.900
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-08-22

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