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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sengkang	18.5 km
Parepare	54.8 km
Watampone	65.7 km
Polewali	105.9 km
Palopo	111.1 km
Rantepao	115.8 km
Sinjai	127.5 km
Maros	128.6 km
Majene	136.8 km
Makassar	150.1 km
Masamba	161.2 km
Galesong	169.9 km

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