Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 20, 1932 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, September 20, 1932 at 15:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sabang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 304.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 93.560 and latitude 7.992.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 7.992, 93.560
UTC time 1932-09-20 15:43:31.400
Location Banda Aceh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1932-09-20

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