Earthquake details

Thursday, September 23, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 23, 1926 at 18:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Singkil (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 164.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.347 and latitude 2.619.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 2.619, 96.347
UTC time 1926-09-23 18:31:59.990
Location Meulaboh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1926-09-23

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