Earthquake details

Saturday, October 31, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Palau region on Saturday, October 31, 1931 at 10:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jayapura, about 946.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.469 and latitude 5.964.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	5.964, 140.469
UTC time	1931-10-31 10:05:18.650

Location	Palau region
Country	Palau region
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1931-10-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jayapura	946.4 km
Abepura	953.1 km
Dededo Village	967.8 km
Manokwari	1041.3 km
Wamena	1132.5 km
Nabire	1175.7 km
Saipan	1180.5 km
Sorong	1275.8 km
Mount Hagen	1380.7 km
Tobelo	1461.7 km
Sofifi	1547.7 km
Tual	1549.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.9

Palau region

Unknown · 1935-09-09 06:17 UTC

90.8 km

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