Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 1, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, February 1, 1938 at 19:04 UTC with a magnitude of 8.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 141.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.614 and latitude -5.045.

Magnitude 8.5
Alert Extreme
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -5.045, 131.614
UTC time 1938-02-01 19:04:22.000
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1938-02-01

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