Earthquake details

Friday, October 23, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 23, 2015 at 22:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 227.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.267 and latitude -2.166.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 8.0 km
Coordinates -2.166, 138.267
UTC time 2015-10-23 22:03:22.840
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-10-23

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