Earthquake details

Sunday, August 26, 1906 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 26, 1906 at 06:01 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 375.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.187 and latitude -2.489.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -2.489, 144.187
UTC time 1906-08-26 06:01:09.800
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1906-08-26

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