Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 27, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 27, 1926 at 09:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jayapura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 151.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.763 and latitude -1.664.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -1.664, 141.763
UTC time 1926-10-27 09:21:47.590
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1926-10-27

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