Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 28, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, February 28, 1984 at 20:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 291.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.406 and latitude -1.560.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.560, 137.406
UTC time 1984-02-28 20:01:39.550
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-02-28

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