Earthquake details

Sunday, March 9, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 9, 1969 at 14:39 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 82.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.644 and latitude -4.086.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 23.3 km
Coordinates -4.086, 135.644
UTC time 1969-03-09 14:39:04.470
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1969-03-09

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