Earthquake details

Saturday, February 17, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, February 17, 1996 at 08:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 277.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.766 and latitude -1.210.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.210, 136.766
UTC time 1996-02-17 08:54:58.240
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-17

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