Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 10, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 10, 1927 at 11:36 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 61.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.737 and latitude -0.599.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -0.599, 131.737
UTC time 1927-08-10 11:36:12.300
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1927-08-10

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