Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 19, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, September 19, 1950 at 20:29 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 241.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.151 and latitude -2.077.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates -2.077, 138.151
UTC time 1950-09-19 20:29:53.560
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1950-09-19

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