Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 16, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 16, 1983 at 05:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 83.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.325 and latitude -3.277.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 16.6 km
Coordinates -3.277, 140.325
UTC time 1983-03-16 05:28:37.040
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-03-16

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