Earthquake details

Saturday, December 20, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 17:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 147.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.996 and latitude -2.769.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 45.1 km
Coordinates -2.769, 138.996
UTC time 2008-12-20 17:44:45.770
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-20

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