Earthquake details

Thursday, October 2, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Palau region on Thursday, October 2, 1930 at 00:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari, about 976.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.683 and latitude 7.763.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 7.763, 135.683
UTC time 1930-10-02 00:41:29.020
Location Palau region
Country Palau region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1930-10-02

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