Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 141 km south of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia, on Tuesday, 19 December 1995 at 23:28 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 63 km depth
Date & time: 19 Dec 1995 23:28:12 UTC
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 63.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.703°S / 140.233°E
(Papua, Indonesia)Nearby towns and cities:
131 km (81 mi) SSW of Abepura (Papua) (pop: 62,200) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (87 mi) SSW of Jayapura (Papua) (pop: 134,900) --> See nearby quakes!
164 km (102 mi) SW of Vanimo (Sandaun, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 11,200) --> See nearby quakes!
243 km (151 mi) WSW of Aitape (Sandaun, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 5,550) --> See nearby quakes!
293 km (182 mi) W of Ambunti (East Sepik, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 2,070) --> See nearby quakes!
293 km (182 mi) NNW of Kiunga (North Fly, Western Province, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 11,500) --> See nearby quakes!
378 km (235 mi) W of Wewak (East Sepik, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 18,200) --> See nearby quakes!
387 km (240 mi) NW of Tari (Papua New Guinea) (pop: 8,190) --> See nearby quakes!
467 km (290 mi) NW of Mendi (Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
504 km (313 mi) WNW of Mt Hagen (Dei District, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea) (pop: 33,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.5 | 63 km | Papua, Indonesia | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 18 Feb 1996 23:09 UTC| M 5.5 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|66 km (41 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Jan 1996 10:06 UTC| M 6.1 |109.1 km (67.8 mi) depth|80 km (49 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 220 km south of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia, on Wednesday, 17 January 1996 at 10:06 (GMT)
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