Earthquake details

Sunday, January 10, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 10, 1971 at 16:38 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 118.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.098 and latitude -3.520.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 48.2 km
Coordinates -3.520, 140.098
UTC time 1971-01-10 16:38:40.500
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1971-01-10

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