Earthquake details

Saturday, January 3, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 3, 1987 at 17:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 163.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.302 and latitude -2.778.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 60.2 km
Coordinates -2.778, 138.302
UTC time 1987-01-03 17:51:30.620
Location Wamena
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-01-03

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