Earthquake details

Friday, September 20, 1935 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, September 20, 1935 at 05:23 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jayapura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 252.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.642 and latitude -3.743.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -3.743, 142.642
UTC time 1935-09-20 05:23:10.810
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1935-09-20

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