Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0056
1. A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HIT IRIAN
JAYA, EASTERN INDONESIA, ON 17 FEBRUARY 1996 AT 14:59 HRS
LOCAL TIME (5:59 HRS GMT). ACCORDING TO THE INDONESIAN METEOROLOGY AND
GEOPHYSICS AGENCY (BMG), THE EARTHQUAKE MEASURED 7.0 ON THE RICHTER SCALE.
THE EPICENTRE WAS LOCATED IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, APPROX. 110 KM EAST OF
BIAK (OR APPROX. 400 KM NORTHWEST OF JAYAPURA) AT LATITUDE 01.10 DEGREES
SOUTH AND LONGITUDE 137.15 DEGREES EAST, DEPTH 33 KM.
2. THE TREMOR WAS FELT
IN BIAK, SARMI, MANOKWARI AND SERUI AND TRIGGERED TIDAL WAVES.
