Earthquake details

Thursday, December 15, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 15, 1927 at 16:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 243.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.247 and latitude -2.021.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -2.021, 138.247
UTC time 1927-12-15 16:12:08.920
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-12-15

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