Earthquake details

Saturday, July 21, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, July 21, 1928 at 02:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sengkang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 18.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.118 and latitude -3.987.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -3.987, 120.118
UTC time 1928-07-21 02:40:07.290
Location Sengkang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1928-07-21

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