Earthquake details

Friday, September 27, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, September 27, 1968 at 19:06 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 263.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.431 and latitude -3.625.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 11.1 km
Coordinates -3.625, 143.431
UTC time 1968-09-27 19:06:44.940
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1968-09-27

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