Earthquake details

Sunday, December 29, 1935 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, December 29, 1935 at 03:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gunungsitoli (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 215.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.156 and latitude -0.569.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -0.569, 98.156
UTC time 1935-12-29 03:39:55.350
Location Pekanbaru
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1935-12-29

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