Earthquake details

Saturday, August 24, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 24, 2002 at 20:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 33.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.795 and latitude -3.284.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.284, 135.795
UTC time 2002-08-24 20:21:29.730
Location Nabire
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-08-24

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