Earthquake details

Friday, October 29, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 29, 1926 at 00:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jayapura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 242.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.076 and latitude -0.830.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.830, 142.076
UTC time 1926-10-29 00:02:41.480
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1926-10-29

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