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

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