Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 16, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 16, 1918 at 20:04 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kupang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 123.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.376 and latitude -9.082.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -9.082, 123.376
UTC time 1918-10-16 20:04:54.430
Location Kupang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1918-10-16

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