Earthquake details

Saturday, June 29, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, June 29, 1996 at 14:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 148.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.268 and latitude -2.801.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.801, 139.268
UTC time 1996-06-29 14:08:25.040
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-06-29

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Jayapura
Indonesia · 2026-07-30 05:55 UTC
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Wamena
Indonesia · 2026-07-30 04:42 UTC
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Abepura
Indonesia · 2026-07-29 02:40 UTC
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Wamena
Indonesia · 2026-07-27 15:51 UTC
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Abepura
Indonesia · 2026-07-24 12:27 UTC
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Wamena
Indonesia · 2026-07-24 12:14 UTC
57.1 km
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Abepura
Indonesia · 2026-07-24 11:11 UTC
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Wamena
Indonesia · 2026-07-23 20:15 UTC
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