Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 20, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, February 20, 1996 at 08:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 227.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.498 and latitude -1.571.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.571, 136.498
UTC time 1996-02-20 08:14:05.370
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-20

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