Earthquake details

Thursday, January 17, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 17, 1974 at 09:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 174.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.238 and latitude -1.974.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.974, 136.238
UTC time 1974-01-17 09:23:08.000
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-17

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