Earthquake details

Saturday, March 22, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 22, 1997 at 06:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 318.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.073 and latitude -0.972.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.972, 137.073
UTC time 1997-03-22 06:17:24.900
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-03-22

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