Earthquake details

Thursday, September 20, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 20, 1990 at 02:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 106.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.525 and latitude -3.234.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 40.9 km
Coordinates -3.234, 138.525
UTC time 1990-09-20 02:43:40.670
Location Wamena
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-09-20

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