Earthquake details

Sunday, August 12, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 12, 1928 at 08:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 118.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.962 and latitude 1.908.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 1.908, 126.962
UTC time 1928-08-12 08:08:41.740
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1928-08-12

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