Earthquake details

Friday, August 9, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, August 9, 1957 at 02:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 201.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.728 and latitude -2.025.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -2.025, 136.728
UTC time 1957-08-09 02:29:24.820
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1957-08-09

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