Earthquake details

Thursday, March 5, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 5, 1931 at 17:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Meulaboh (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 178.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.911 and latitude 2.553.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 2.553, 95.911
UTC time 1931-03-05 17:55:07.700
Location Meulaboh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1931-03-05

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