Earthquake details

Saturday, January 19, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 19, 1980 at 01:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 256.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.368 and latitude -2.007.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.007, 137.368
UTC time 1980-01-19 01:46:41.300
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-19

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