Earthquake details

Monday, February 19, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, February 19, 1979 at 16:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 168.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.031 and latitude -2.974.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.974, 134.031
UTC time 1979-02-19 16:06:12.500
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-19

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