Earthquake details

Thursday, October 18, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 18, 1990 at 22:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 280.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.544 and latitude -3.431.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 46.3 km
Coordinates -3.431, 143.544
UTC time 1990-10-18 22:21:16.160
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-10-18

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