Earthquake details

Sunday, January 10, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 10, 1971 at 08:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 120.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.769 and latitude -3.246.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 60.0 km
Coordinates -3.246, 139.769
UTC time 1971-01-10 08:44:38.520
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-01-10

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