Earthquake details

Saturday, August 31, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 31, 1918 at 21:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bambanglipuro (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 167.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 109.879 and latitude -9.400.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -9.400, 109.879
UTC time 1918-08-31 21:53:52.650
Location Yogyakarta
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1918-08-31

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