Earthquake details

Monday, April 1, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, April 1, 1968 at 06:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 184.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.932 and latitude -2.821.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -2.821, 133.932
UTC time 1968-04-01 06:35:47.130
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-04-01

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