Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 2, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 2, 1963 at 14:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 111.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.140 and latitude -4.295.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -4.295, 135.140
UTC time 1963-01-02 14:56:07.960
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1963-01-02

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