Earthquake details

Sunday, March 31, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 31, 1929 at 05:24 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 373.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.264 and latitude -2.506.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -2.506, 144.264
UTC time 1929-03-31 05:24:53.970
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1929-03-31

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