Earthquake details

Friday, June 12, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, June 12, 1970 at 08:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 132.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.169 and latitude -2.926.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates -2.926, 139.169
UTC time 1970-06-12 08:06:20.640
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-06-12

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