Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 05:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 179.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.286 and latitude -2.628.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -2.628, 138.286
UTC time 2019-10-23 05:56:43.124
Location Wamena
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-10-23

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