Earthquake details

Saturday, December 25, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 25, 1926 at 06:43 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 200.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.683 and latitude -4.928.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -4.928, 142.683
UTC time 1926-12-25 06:43:25.780
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1926-12-25

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