Earthquake details

Saturday, November 28, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, November 28, 1970 at 20:22 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 239.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.904 and latitude -4.164.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 125.0 km
Coordinates -4.164, 142.904
UTC time 1970-11-28 20:22:53.210
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-11-28

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