Earthquake details

Friday, October 20, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 20, 2006 at 05:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 19.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.455 and latitude -2.593.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 37.7 km
Coordinates -2.593, 140.455
UTC time 2006-10-20 05:39:10.810
Location Abepura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-10-20

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