Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 2, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, April 2, 1947 at 05:39 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 352.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.839 and latitude -1.102.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -1.102, 137.839
UTC time 1947-04-02 05:39:16.110
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1947-04-02

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