Earthquake details

Saturday, February 15, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, February 15, 1936 at 12:46 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 153.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.320 and latitude -4.374.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -4.374, 133.320
UTC time 1936-02-15 12:46:58.740
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1936-02-15

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