Earthquake details

Monday, December 10, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, December 10, 1990 at 09:34 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 216.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.282 and latitude -5.940.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	32.4 km
Coordinates	-5.940, 142.282
UTC time	1990-12-10 09:34:33.030

Location	Merauke
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1990-12-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mount Hagen	216.0 km
Merauke	352.3 km
Abepura	414.8 km
Jayapura	417.0 km
Wamena	422.9 km
Lae	528.8 km
Port Moresby	665.9 km
Nabire	805.3 km
Tual	1056.0 km
Manokwari	1073.7 km
Cairns	1280.2 km
Sorong	1347.6 km

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