Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 24, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 24, 1984 at 21:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 208.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.342 and latitude -2.327.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.327, 138.342
UTC time 1984-10-24 21:18:04.060
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-10-24

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