Earthquake details

Saturday, June 29, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, June 29, 1996 at 04:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 149.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.126 and latitude -2.767.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.767, 139.126
UTC time 1996-06-29 04:46:28.010
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-06-29

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