Earthquake details

Sunday, March 9, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 9, 1969 at 13:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 88.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.584 and latitude -4.149.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 19.3 km
Coordinates -4.149, 135.584
UTC time 1969-03-09 13:48:03.850
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1969-03-09

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