Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 28, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 28, 1973 at 16:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 252.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.815 and latitude -4.528.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 81.0 km
Coordinates -4.528, 141.815
UTC time 1973-03-28 16:45:25.300
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-03-28

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