Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 16, 1911 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Federated States of Micronesia on Wednesday, August 16, 1911 at 22:41 UTC with a magnitude of 7.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Federated States of Micronesia - FE), about 963.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.021 and latitude 7.273.

Magnitude 7.8
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 7.273, 137.021
UTC time 1911-08-16 22:41:17.170
Location State of Yap
Country Federated States of Micronesia (FE)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1911-08-16

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