Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 10, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 10, 1996 at 22:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 289.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.249 and latitude -1.564.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.564, 138.249
UTC time 1996-07-10 22:02:40.580
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-07-10

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