Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 30, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 30, 1983 at 18:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 220.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.238 and latitude -5.899.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 24.6 km
Coordinates -5.899, 142.238
UTC time 1983-03-30 18:55:48.380
Location Merauke
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-03-30

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