Earthquake details

Thursday, October 17, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 17, 1991 at 05:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 130.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.375 and latitude -4.524.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 22.5 km
Coordinates -4.524, 135.375
UTC time 1991-10-17 05:20:57.880
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-10-17

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