Earthquake details

Sunday, December 16, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, December 16, 1990 at 20:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 229.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.167 and latitude -6.002.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-6.002, 142.167
UTC time	1990-12-16 20:19:48.100

Location	Merauke
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-12-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mount Hagen	229.1 km
Merauke	339.3 km
Wamena	415.2 km
Abepura	415.6 km
Jayapura	418.2 km
Lae	540.3 km
Port Moresby	672.1 km
Nabire	795.9 km
Tual	1043.5 km
Manokwari	1066.5 km
Cairns	1277.4 km
Sorong	1338.9 km

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