Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 17, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 17, 1979 at 23:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 273.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.598 and latitude -1.161.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.161, 136.598
UTC time 1979-10-17 23:29:26.400
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1979-10-17

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