Earthquake details

Thursday, December 1, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 1, 1927 at 04:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Poso (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 57.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.751 and latitude -0.881.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -0.881, 120.751
UTC time 1927-12-01 04:37:24.640
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1927-12-01

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