Earthquake details

Saturday, October 20, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Palau region on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 05:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jayapura, about 784.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.957 and latitude 4.510.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	4.510, 140.957
UTC time	2007-10-20 05:21:49.940

Location	Palau region
Country	Palau region
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2007-10-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jayapura	784.5 km
Abepura	791.9 km
Manokwari	972.4 km
Wamena	983.7 km
Nabire	1065.7 km
Dededo Village	1089.6 km
Mount Hagen	1210.1 km
Sorong	1234.1 km
Saipan	1302.0 km
Lae	1419.2 km
Merauke	1449.5 km
Tual	1451.1 km

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