Earthquake details

Saturday, November 23, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, November 23, 1918 at 22:57 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 359.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.109 and latitude -6.794.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -6.794, 129.109
UTC time 1918-11-23 22:57:42.370
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1918-11-23

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