Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 14, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 14, 1963 at 18:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 9.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.530 and latitude -3.282.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -3.282, 135.530
UTC time 1963-08-14 18:43:57.850
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1963-08-14

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