Earthquake details

Thursday, March 29, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 29, 1984 at 13:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 252.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.516 and latitude -1.770.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 44.0 km
Coordinates -1.770, 138.516
UTC time 1984-03-29 13:55:42.800
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-03-29

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