Earthquake details

Monday, December 5, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, December 5, 2005 at 05:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 251.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.006 and latitude -5.407.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -5.407, 142.006
UTC time 2005-12-05 05:59:45.600
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-12-05

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