Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 17, 1909 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 17, 1909 at 22:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 109.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.842 and latitude -1.213.

Magnitude	6.8
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-1.213, 121.842
UTC time	1909-03-17 22:53:10.070

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1909-03-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	109.2 km
Poso	123.0 km
Palu	222.0 km
Masamba	225.1 km
Gorontalo	237.5 km
Palopo	269.7 km
Rantepao	291.6 km
Kendari	316.7 km
Polewali	371.8 km
Sengkang	382.0 km
Parepare	397.4 km
Watampone	406.7 km

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