Earthquake details

Sunday, April 7, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, April 7, 1957 at 10:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 316.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.053 and latitude -0.973.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -0.973, 137.053
UTC time 1957-04-07 10:14:12.200
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1957-04-07

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