Earthquake details

Thursday, October 28, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 28, 1926 at 01:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jayapura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 66.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.936 and latitude -1.976.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -1.976, 140.936
UTC time 1926-10-28 01:00:38.820
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1926-10-28

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