Earthquake details

Thursday, February 21, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, February 21, 1991 at 18:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 73.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.789 and latitude 1.071.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.071, 126.789
UTC time 1991-02-21 18:17:01.420
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-02-21

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