Earthquake details

Thursday, September 13, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 13, 1979 at 09:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 272.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.558 and latitude -1.152.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.152, 136.558
UTC time 1979-09-13 09:00:12.300
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-13

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