Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, February 20, 2002 at 00:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 105.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.693 and latitude -2.455.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.455, 139.693
UTC time 2002-02-20 00:40:26.800
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-02-20

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