Earthquake details

Thursday, August 23, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 23, 1973 at 03:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 35.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.374 and latitude -3.657.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 21.0 km
Coordinates -3.657, 135.374
UTC time 1973-08-23 03:17:51.000
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-08-23

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