Earthquake details

Thursday, October 23, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 23, 1975 at 18:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 130.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.469 and latitude -2.740.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 93.0 km
Coordinates -2.740, 139.469
UTC time 1975-10-23 18:54:24.500
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-10-23

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