Earthquake details

Monday, September 9, 1935 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Palau region on Monday, September 9, 1935 at 06:17 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village, about 905.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.258 and latitude 6.189.

Magnitude	6.9
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	6.189, 141.258
UTC time	1935-09-09 06:17:35.550

Location	Palau region
Country	Palau region
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1935-09-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	905.3 km
Jayapura	972.9 km
Abepura	980.4 km
Saipan	1118.2 km
Manokwari	1120.4 km
Wamena	1173.3 km
Nabire	1240.7 km
Sorong	1361.4 km
Mount Hagen	1381.1 km
Tobelo	1552.5 km
Lae	1572.4 km
Tual	1619.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0 Palau region Unknown · 1981-11-22 22:34 UTC	72.4 km
M 5.7 Palau region Unknown · 1931-10-31 10:05 UTC	90.8 km

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