Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 13, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 13, 1971 at 10:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 128.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.594 and latitude -3.095.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 65.0 km
Coordinates -3.095, 139.594
UTC time 1971-01-13 10:22:52.570
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-01-13

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