Earthquake details

Sunday, November 20, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, November 20, 1927 at 17:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 256.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.307 and latitude 1.356.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 1.356, 120.307
UTC time 1927-11-20 17:14:48.720
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-11-20

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