Earthquake details

Sunday, September 4, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, September 4, 1966 at 09:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 186.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.651 and latitude -2.449.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 29.0 km
Coordinates -2.449, 138.651
UTC time 1966-09-04 09:41:24.970
Location Wamena
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-09-04

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