Earthquake details

Sunday, November 17, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, November 17, 1985 at 00:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jayapura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 105.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.620 and latitude -2.821.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 16.1 km
Coordinates -2.821, 141.620
UTC time 1985-11-17 00:56:27.000
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-11-17

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