Earthquake details

Friday, March 9, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 9, 1973 at 15:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 116.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.096 and latitude -3.060.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates -3.060, 139.096
UTC time 1973-03-09 15:27:08.600
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-03-09

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