Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 26, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 26, 1926 at 01:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 264.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.133 and latitude -3.100.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -3.100, 133.133
UTC time 1926-10-26 01:59:17.430
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1926-10-26

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