Earthquake details

Saturday, September 29, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, September 29, 1990 at 12:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 262.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.876 and latitude -5.579.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 21.9 km
Coordinates -5.579, 141.876
UTC time 1990-09-29 12:32:33.380
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-09-29

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