Earthquake details

Sunday, April 12, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Micronesia on Sunday, April 12, 1936 at 20:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Micronesia - MI), about 1017.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.603 and latitude 7.565.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 7.565, 137.603
UTC time 1936-04-12 20:51:00.160
Location 223 km SSW of Colonia
Country Micronesia (MI)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1936-04-12

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