Earthquake details

Thursday, September 6, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 06:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 125.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.252 and latitude -3.661.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 41.6 km
Coordinates -3.661, 140.252
UTC time 2012-09-06 06:46:33.860
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-09-06

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