Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 4, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 4, 1937 at 23:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banda Aceh (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 85.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.695 and latitude 5.109.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 5.109, 94.695
UTC time 1937-08-04 23:35:17.440
Location Banda Aceh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1937-08-04

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