Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 3, 1991 at 20:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 144.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.731 and latitude 1.973.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 83.6 km
Coordinates 1.973, 126.731
UTC time 1991-01-03 20:38:37.940
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-03

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