Earthquake details

Friday, April 16, 1915 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, April 16, 1915 at 13:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sungai Penuh (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 101.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.714 and latitude -2.663.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -2.663, 100.714
UTC time 1915-04-16 13:55:49.720
Location Padang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1915-04-16

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