Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 27, 1909 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, April 27, 1909 at 12:42 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 283.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.171 and latitude -3.315.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -3.315, 144.171
UTC time 1909-04-27 12:42:53.920
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1909-04-27

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