Earthquake details

Sunday, November 4, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, November 4, 1917 at 12:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Singkil (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 149.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.513 and latitude 2.705.

Magnitude 6.9
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 2.705, 96.513
UTC time 1917-11-04 12:03:34.370
Location Gunungsitoli
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1917-11-04

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