Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 12, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 12, 1990 at 07:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 218.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.262 and latitude -5.864.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-5.864, 142.262
UTC time	1990-12-12 07:21:05.700

Location	Merauke
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-12-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mount Hagen	218.0 km
Merauke	357.9 km
Abepura	406.2 km
Jayapura	408.4 km
Wamena	416.9 km
Lae	532.5 km
Port Moresby	672.7 km
Nabire	800.3 km
Tual	1053.6 km
Manokwari	1067.4 km
Cairns	1289.0 km
Sorong	1342.2 km

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