Earthquake details

Monday, July 29, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, July 29, 1918 at 16:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 319.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.785 and latitude -3.020.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -3.020, 143.785
UTC time 1918-07-29 16:50:20.360
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1918-07-29

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