Earthquake details

Sunday, October 5, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 5, 1947 at 18:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 152.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.512 and latitude -4.308.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -4.308, 134.512
UTC time 1947-10-05 18:40:51.230
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1947-10-05

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