Earthquake details

Thursday, August 6, 1914 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 6, 1914 at 04:10 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bau-Bau (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 195.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.981 and latitude -6.555.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 625.0 km
Coordinates -6.555, 123.981
UTC time 1914-08-06 04:10:35.790
Location Bau-Bau
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1914-08-06

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