Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 20, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, February 20, 1996 at 12:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 310.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.923 and latitude -0.958.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.958, 136.923
UTC time 1996-02-20 12:30:02.310
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-20

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