Earthquake details

Saturday, May 14, 1921 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, May 14, 1921 at 11:17 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bontang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 172.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 118.938 and latitude 0.677.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	0.677, 118.938
UTC time	1921-05-14 11:17:55.440

Location	Bontang
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1921-05-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bontang	172.7 km
Palu	204.8 km
Samarinda	238.2 km
Loa Janan	248.5 km
Tanjung Selor	297.4 km
Poso	306.7 km
Balikpapan	319.3 km
Tarakan	329.5 km
Masamba	391.5 km
Nunukan	411.1 km
Tawao	413.9 km
Rantepao	419.8 km

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