Earthquake details

Friday, March 8, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 8, 1996 at 15:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 284.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.863 and latitude -1.196.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.196, 136.863
UTC time 1996-03-08 15:18:04.530
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-03-08

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