Earthquake details

Thursday, December 27, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 27, 1990 at 13:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 381.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.542 and latitude -6.873.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 180.9 km
Coordinates -6.873, 129.542
UTC time 1990-12-27 13:35:10.090
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-12-27

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