Earthquake details

Saturday, March 23, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 23, 1929 at 19:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 149.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.009 and latitude -0.391.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -0.391, 130.009
UTC time 1929-03-23 19:59:47.540
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1929-03-23

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