Earthquake details

Friday, March 1, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 1, 1991 at 21:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 157.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.809 and latitude 2.486.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 69.0 km
Coordinates 2.486, 126.809
UTC time 1991-03-01 21:08:20.530
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-03-01

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