Earthquake details

Saturday, October 27, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 27, 1990 at 15:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 235.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.148 and latitude -0.892.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.892, 129.148
UTC time 1990-10-27 15:07:55.030
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-10-27

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