Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 28, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, September 28, 1983 at 09:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 208.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.794 and latitude -4.643.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 99.3 km
Coordinates -4.643, 142.794
UTC time 1983-09-28 09:13:41.510
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-09-28

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