Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 22, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, May 22, 1934 at 01:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sabang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 232.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 93.847 and latitude 7.389.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 7.389, 93.847
UTC time 1934-05-22 01:21:47.180
Location Banda Aceh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1934-05-22

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