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

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