Earthquake details

Sunday, January 10, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 10, 1971 at 07:17 UTC with a magnitude of 7.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 121.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.735 and latitude -3.212.

Magnitude 7.7
Alert Extreme
Depth 26.9 km
Coordinates -3.212, 139.735
UTC time 1971-01-10 07:17:05.120
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1971-01-10

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