Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 4, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, November 4, 1936 at 07:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gunungsitoli (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 178.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.305 and latitude -0.156.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.156, 98.305
UTC time 1936-11-04 07:24:50.670
Location Gunungsitoli
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1936-11-04

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