Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 17, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 17, 1984 at 03:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 127.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.432 and latitude -2.950.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.950, 134.432
UTC time 1984-10-17 03:24:58.840
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-10-17

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