Earthquake details

Saturday, January 20, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 20, 1917 at 23:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sabang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 239.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 93.481 and latitude 7.024.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 7.024, 93.481
UTC time 1917-01-20 23:48:37.630
Location Banda Aceh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1917-01-20

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