Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 8, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 8, 1991 at 09:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 79.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.176 and latitude 2.420.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 50.6 km
Coordinates 2.420, 128.176
UTC time 1991-01-08 09:45:21.680
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-08

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