Earthquake details

Saturday, February 2, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, February 2, 1929 at 14:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 251.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.242 and latitude -3.235.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -3.235, 133.242
UTC time 1929-02-02 14:42:10.640
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1929-02-02

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