Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 8, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, April 8, 1931 at 19:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 345.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.696 and latitude -1.163.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -1.163, 137.696
UTC time 1931-04-08 19:03:22.940
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1931-04-08

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