Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 26, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 26, 1990 at 01:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 158.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.337 and latitude -0.668.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 38.7 km
Coordinates -0.668, 127.337
UTC time 1990-12-26 01:59:36.380
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-12-26

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