Earthquake details

Sunday, January 10, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 10, 1971 at 09:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 123.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.531 and latitude -2.695.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 60.0 km
Coordinates -2.695, 139.531
UTC time 1971-01-10 09:54:54.540
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-01-10

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