Earthquake details

Sunday, February 18, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, February 18, 1996 at 00:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 191.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.756 and latitude -0.573.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.573, 135.756
UTC time 1996-02-18 00:22:24.850
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-18

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