Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 5, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 5, 1990 at 16:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 158.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.370 and latitude -5.264.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 75.1 km
Coordinates -5.264, 131.370
UTC time 1990-12-05 16:08:51.460
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1990-12-05

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