Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 12, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, September 12, 1979 at 11:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 203.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.493 and latitude -1.829.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.829, 136.493
UTC time 1979-09-12 11:57:36.600
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-12

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