Earthquake details

Thursday, April 21, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 14:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jayapura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 261.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.732 and latitude -3.750.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 35.4 km
Coordinates -3.750, 142.732
UTC time 2016-04-21 14:28:12.290
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-04-21

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