Earthquake details

Thursday, April 27, 1967 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 27, 1967 at 08:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 231.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.698 and latitude -1.819.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 33.2 km
Coordinates -1.819, 138.698
UTC time 1967-04-27 08:09:50.240
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1967-04-27

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