Earthquake details

Sunday, April 28, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, April 28, 1929 at 14:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 79.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.185 and latitude -5.064.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -5.064, 133.185
UTC time 1929-04-28 14:33:11.610
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1929-04-28

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