Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 14:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 203.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.746 and latitude -6.942.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -6.942, 142.746
UTC time 2018-03-06 14:40:01.450
Location Merauke
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-03-06

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