Earthquake details

Friday, December 24, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, December 24, 2021 at 21:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 201.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.425 and latitude -6.082.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-6.082, 142.425
UTC time	2021-12-24 21:34:02.371

Location	Merauke
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-12-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mount Hagen	201.4 km
Merauke	349.4 km
Abepura	436.1 km
Jayapura	438.1 km
Wamena	444.4 km
Lae	510.7 km
Port Moresby	643.7 km
Nabire	825.8 km
Tual	1072.3 km
Manokwari	1095.5 km
Cairns	1260.5 km
Sorong	1368.6 km

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