Earthquake details

Thursday, April 19, 1923 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 19, 1923 at 03:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanjung Selor (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 34.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.432 and latitude 2.536.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 2.536, 117.432
UTC time 1923-04-19 03:09:13.610
Location Tanjung Selor
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1923-04-19

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