Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - 231 km east of Nabire, Papua, Indonesia, on Saturday, 16 November 2019 at 17:46 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 76 km depth
16 Nov 17:53 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 75.0 to 76.0 km.
Nov 17 17:18: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 75.0 to 76.0 km.
Nov 17 17:18: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.1.
Date & time: 16 Nov 2019 17:46:04 UTC -
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 76.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.33°S / 137.58°E
(Papua, Indonesia)Nearby towns and cities:
231 km (143 mi) E of Nabire (pop: 43,900) --> See nearby quakes!
349 km (217 mi) WSW of Abepura (pop: 62,200) --> See nearby quakes!
360 km (223 mi) WSW of Jayapura (pop: 134,900) --> See nearby quakes!
420 km (261 mi) W of Vanimo (Sandaun, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 11,200) --> See nearby quakes!
477 km (297 mi) SE of Manokwari (West Papua) (pop: 53,200) --> See nearby quakes!
515 km (320 mi) NW of Kiunga (North Fly, Western Province, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 11,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.1 | 76 km | Irian Jaya, Indonesia | GFZ |
| M 5.1 | 80 km | Papua, Indonesia | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 65 km | Irian Jaya, Indonesia | BMKG |
| M 5.3 | 80 km | Papua, Indonesia | GeoAu |
| M 5.1 | 64 km | 145km ENE of Enarotali, Indonesia | USGS |
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