Earthquake details

Thursday, September 13, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 13, 1979 at 06:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 268.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.467 and latitude -1.147.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 26.0 km
Coordinates -1.147, 136.467
UTC time 1979-09-13 06:33:02.500
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-13

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