Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 07:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 156.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.224 and latitude -2.720.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -2.720, 139.224
UTC time 2012-10-09 07:49:51.870
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-10-09

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