Earthquake details

Saturday, May 15, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, May 15, 1965 at 23:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 107.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.946 and latitude -4.147.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -4.147, 134.946
UTC time 1965-05-15 23:58:35.900
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-05-15

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