Earthquake details

Monday, January 21, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 21, 1991 at 16:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 36.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.372 and latitude 1.120.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 159.0 km
Coordinates 1.120, 127.372
UTC time 1991-01-21 16:53:22.680
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-21

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