Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 21, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 21, 1934 at 19:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gunungsitoli (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 180.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.422 and latitude -0.116.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.116, 98.422
UTC time 1934-08-21 19:26:19.500
Location Padangsidempuan
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1934-08-21

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