Earthquake details

Thursday, October 17, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 17, 2002 at 17:52 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 120.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.226 and latitude -3.597.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.597, 140.226
UTC time 2002-10-17 17:52:44.190
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2002-10-17

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