Earthquake details

Sunday, March 5, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 5, 1933 at 08:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masohi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 213.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.331 and latitude -1.418.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -1.418, 129.331
UTC time 1933-03-05 08:19:50.270
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1933-03-05

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