Earthquake details

Friday, August 29, 1919 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, August 29, 1919 at 05:44 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 115.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.391 and latitude -3.028.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -3.028, 127.391
UTC time 1919-08-29 05:44:03.100
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1919-08-29

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