Muy fuerte terremoto magnitud 7.2 - 290 km W of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia, martes, 19 sep. 1950
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Major magnitude 7.2 earthquake at 30 km depth
Magnitud: 7.2
Profundidad: 30.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 2.077°S / 138.151°E
(Indonesia)Nearby towns and cities:
282 km al O de Abepura (pop: 62,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
290 km al O de Jayapura (pop: 134,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
327 km al ENE de Nabire (pop: 43,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
357 km al O de Vanimo (Papúa Nueva Guinea) (pop: 11,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
569 km al NO de Kiunga (North Fly, Papúa Nueva Guinea) (pop: 11,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
3502 km al E de Yakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 4 x 1015 joules (1106 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9.5 x 105 tons of TNT or 59.5 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 7.2 | 30 km | Papua, Indonesia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the M 7.2 terremoto: 290 km al oeste de Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia Tue, 19 Sep 1950 20:29
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 29 May 1951 06:03 UTC| M 6.3 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|207 km (129 mi) distance| USGS | Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.3 - 124 km WSW of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia, martes, 29 may. 1951
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