Earthquake details

Thursday, November 14, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, November 14, 1929 at 20:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 96.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.945 and latitude -1.145.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-1.145, 121.945
UTC time	1929-11-14 20:43:28.500

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1929-11-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	96.2 km
Poso	135.6 km
Gorontalo	224.8 km
Palu	232.4 km
Masamba	238.7 km
Palopo	283.0 km
Rantepao	305.2 km
Kendari	321.7 km
Polewali	385.4 km
Sengkang	394.5 km
Parepare	410.5 km
Watampone	418.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 5.9

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