Earthquake details

Thursday, October 17, 1935 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 17, 1935 at 14:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Langsa (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 98.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.520 and latitude 3.702.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 3.702, 97.520
UTC time 1935-10-17 14:32:42.350
Location Langsa
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1935-10-17

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