Earthquake details

Saturday, March 16, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 16, 1991 at 02:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 79.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.351 and latitude 1.993.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 94.3 km
Coordinates 1.993, 127.351
UTC time 1991-03-16 02:09:59.320
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-03-16

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