Earthquake details

Sunday, October 7, 1923 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 7, 1923 at 03:29 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 193.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.554 and latitude -1.211.

Magnitude 7.4
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -1.211, 129.554
UTC time 1923-10-07 03:29:38.210
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1923-10-07

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