Earthquake details

Friday, September 20, 1935 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, September 20, 1935 at 01:46 UTC with a magnitude of 7.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abepura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 164.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.379 and latitude -3.868.

Magnitude 7.8
Alert Extreme
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates -3.868, 141.379
UTC time 1935-09-20 01:46:43.460
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1935-09-20

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.4
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2026-02-15 12:46 UTC
150.2 km
M 4.2
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2026-02-11 03:07 UTC
194.0 km
M 4.6
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2026-02-07 15:47 UTC
185.8 km
M 4.4
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2026-01-31 20:03 UTC
216.9 km
M 4.0
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2025-12-29 23:30 UTC
97.7 km
M 4.7
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2025-08-29 10:16 UTC
231.0 km
M 4.6
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2025-08-21 13:19 UTC
229.1 km
M 4.0
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2025-07-19 07:18 UTC
239.6 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.