Earthquake details

Friday, October 9, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 9, 1987 at 05:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 130.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.046 and latitude -3.692.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 20.9 km
Coordinates -3.692, 140.046
UTC time 1987-10-09 05:38:00.100
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-09

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