Earthquake details

Thursday, December 15, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 15, 1994 at 23:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 114.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.842 and latitude -3.262.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 114.4 km
Coordinates -3.262, 139.842
UTC time 1994-12-15 23:56:11.470
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-12-15

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