Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 28, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, February 28, 1996 at 01:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 240.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.228 and latitude -0.888.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 24.8 km
Coordinates -0.888, 136.228
UTC time 1996-02-28 01:25:31.060
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-28

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