Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 19, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 at 12:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 196.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.223 and latitude -1.749.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.749, 136.223
UTC time 1979-09-19 12:53:18.000
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-19

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