Earthquake details

Saturday, September 5, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, September 5, 1936 at 21:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 134.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.975 and latitude -1.387.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -1.387, 132.975
UTC time 1936-09-05 21:46:05.890
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1936-09-05

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