Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 7, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 7, 1917 at 15:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 156.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.831 and latitude -1.534.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -1.534, 132.831
UTC time 1917-08-07 15:54:49.920
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1917-08-07

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