Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 12, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, September 12, 1979 at 07:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 185.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.788 and latitude -1.715.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.715, 135.788
UTC time 1979-09-12 07:16:56.600
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-12

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