Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 31, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 31, 1979 at 09:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 269.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.606 and latitude -1.203.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.203, 136.606
UTC time 1979-10-31 09:58:49.800
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-31

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