Earthquake details

Monday, August 22, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, August 22, 1966 at 17:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 102.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.092 and latitude -1.782.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 32.0 km
Coordinates -1.782, 134.092
UTC time 1966-08-22 17:02:07.710
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-08-22

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