Earthquake details

Thursday, March 26, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 26, 1998 at 23:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 71.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.606 and latitude -3.242.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.242, 140.606
UTC time 1998-03-26 23:36:11.010
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-03-26

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