Today: 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu

6.0 magnitude earthquake 57 km from Biak, Papua, Indonesia

1979-10-17 23:29:26 UTC

UTC time: Wednesday, October 17, 1979 23:29 PM

Your time: 1979-10-17T23:29:26Z

Magnitude Type: mb

USGS page: M 6.0 - Biak region, Indonesia

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

1979-10-17 23:29:26 UTC 6.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
Biak, Papua, Indonesia

Aftershocks:

1979-10-18 00:07:11 UTC 5.3 magnitude, 33 km depth
Biak, Papua, Indonesia

1979-10-18 00:48:03 UTC 5.2 magnitude, 33 km depth
Biak, Papua, Indonesia

1979-10-18 00:57:21 UTC 5.4 magnitude, 33 km depth
Biak, Papua, Indonesia

1979-10-18 01:29:14 UTC 5.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
Biak, Papua, Indonesia

1979-10-18 13:30:58 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 33 km depth
Biak, Papua, Indonesia

1979-10-18 14:19:54 UTC 5.2 magnitude, 33 km depth
Biak, Papua, Indonesia

1979-10-19 15:40:59 UTC 5.4 magnitude, 33 km depth
Biak, Papua, Indonesia

This earthquake is on the map of Southeast Asia and is close to:

Biak, Indonesia

Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia

Papua, Indonesia

Near S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia

S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia

Kepulauan Kai, Indonesia

Kepulauan Aru, Indonesia

Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea

Near N Coast Of New Guinea

Seram, Indonesia

Ceram Sea, Indonesia

New Guinea, Papua New Guinea