Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 2, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, November 2, 1949 at 02:32 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 105.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.683 and latitude -2.884.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -2.884, 134.683
UTC time 1949-11-02 02:32:35.550
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1949-11-02

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