Earthquake details

Sunday, September 21, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, September 21, 1975 at 04:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 124.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.216 and latitude -3.007.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates -3.007, 139.216
UTC time 1975-09-21 04:01:18.800
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-09-21

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