Earthquake details

Sunday, December 23, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, December 23, 1990 at 21:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 156.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.387 and latitude -0.656.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 31.7 km
Coordinates -0.656, 127.387
UTC time 1990-12-23 21:03:03.770
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-12-23

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