Earthquake details

Friday, November 5, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, November 5, 1965 at 19:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 306.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.789 and latitude -3.144.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -3.144, 143.789
UTC time 1965-11-05 19:01:04.070
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-11-05

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