Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 2, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, November 2, 1926 at 16:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 217.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.264 and latitude -3.746.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -3.746, 133.264
UTC time 1926-11-02 16:04:08.950
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1926-11-02

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