Earthquake details

Saturday, February 24, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, February 24, 1996 at 19:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 333.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.308 and latitude -0.972.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.972, 137.308
UTC time 1996-02-24 19:56:48.530
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-24

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