Earthquake details

Sunday, February 18, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, February 18, 1996 at 03:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 240.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.595 and latitude -1.495.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.495, 136.595
UTC time 1996-02-18 03:34:16.570
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-18

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