Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 124 km southwest of Jayapura, Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 29 May 1951 at 06:03 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 25 km depth
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.061°S / 139.736°E
(Papua, Indonesia)Nearby towns and cities:
112 km (70 mi) WSW of Abepura (Papua) (pop: 62,200) --> See nearby quakes!
124 km (77 mi) WSW of Jayapura (Papua) (pop: 134,900) --> See nearby quakes!
179 km (111 mi) WSW of Vanimo (Sandaun, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 11,200) --> See nearby quakes!
290 km (180 mi) W of Aitape (Sandaun, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 5,550) --> See nearby quakes!
366 km (227 mi) WNW of Ambunti (East Sepik, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 2,070) --> See nearby quakes!
382 km (237 mi) NNW of Kiunga (North Fly, Western Province, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 11,500) --> See nearby quakes!
436 km (271 mi) W of Wewak (East Sepik, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 18,200) --> See nearby quakes!
475 km (295 mi) NW of Tari (Papua New Guinea) (pop: 8,190) --> See nearby quakes!
554 km (344 mi) NW of Mendi (Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
3662 km (2276 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.3 | 25 km | Papua, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.3 quake 124 km southwest of Jayapura, Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea, Indonesia, 29 May 1951 06:03 GMT
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