Earthquake details

Saturday, September 24, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 11:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jayapura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 66.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.597 and latitude -1.953.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 8.0 km
Coordinates -1.953, 140.597
UTC time 2016-09-24 11:04:29.550
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-09-24

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