Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 15, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, April 15, 1930 at 10:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 266.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.181 and latitude -3.300.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -3.300, 132.181
UTC time 1930-04-15 10:31:52.410
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1930-04-15

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