Earthquake details

Sunday, January 20, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 20, 1929 at 14:54 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 64.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.312 and latitude 1.236.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 1.236, 128.312
UTC time 1929-01-20 14:54:16.300
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1929-01-20

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