Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 23, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 23, 1968 at 21:04 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 297.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.310 and latitude -3.346.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 13.1 km
Coordinates -3.346, 143.310
UTC time 1968-10-23 21:04:43.650
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1968-10-23

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