Earthquake details

Saturday, December 28, 1935 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 28, 1935 at 02:35 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gunungsitoli (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 187.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.242 and latitude -0.278.

Magnitude 7.6
Alert Extreme
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates -0.278, 98.242
UTC time 1935-12-28 02:35:31.280
Location Gunungsitoli
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1935-12-28

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