Earthquake details

Friday, April 5, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, April 5, 1991 at 20:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 227.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.720 and latitude -1.864.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.864, 138.720
UTC time 1991-04-05 20:29:47.360
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-04-05

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