Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 20, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chagos Archipelago region on Wednesday, June 20, 1934 at 09:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Malé, about 1033.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 68.726 and latitude -3.789.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.789, 68.726
UTC time 1934-06-20 09:14:58.740
Location Chagos Archipelago region
Country Chagos Archipelago region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1934-06-20

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