Earthquake details

Saturday, March 2, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 2, 1996 at 14:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 299.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.899 and latitude -1.060.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.060, 136.899
UTC time 1996-03-02 14:48:16.350
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-03-02

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