Earthquake details

Sunday, August 23, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 23, 1936 at 21:12 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banda Aceh (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 75.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.714 and latitude 5.260.

Magnitude 6.9
Alert Severe
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 5.260, 94.714
UTC time 1936-08-23 21:12:15.350
Location Banda Aceh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1936-08-23

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