Earthquake details

Saturday, January 31, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 31, 1981 at 10:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 95.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.653 and latitude -3.217.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.217, 134.653
UTC time 1981-01-31 10:41:04.500
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-01-31

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