Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 12, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, September 12, 1979 at 06:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 207.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.223 and latitude -1.639.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.639, 136.223
UTC time 1979-09-12 06:43:36.900
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-12

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