Earthquake details

Saturday, November 10, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, November 10, 1979 at 08:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 106.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.149 and latitude -3.421.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 40.0 km
Coordinates -3.421, 140.149
UTC time 1979-11-10 08:38:11.000
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-10

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