Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 6, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, November 6, 1963 at 02:13 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 183.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.538 and latitude -2.497.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -2.497, 138.538
UTC time 1963-11-06 02:13:18.730
Location Wamena
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1963-11-06

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