Earthquake details

Monday, March 6, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, March 6, 1989 at 07:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 280.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.899 and latitude -3.363.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.363, 143.899
UTC time 1989-03-06 07:26:10.130
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-06

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