Earthquake details

Thursday, July 30, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, July 30, 1998 at 04:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 154.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.955 and latitude -2.705.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.705, 138.955
UTC time 1998-07-30 04:56:29.120
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-07-30

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