Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 29, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, June 29, 1938 at 09:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 253.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.702 and latitude 3.895.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 3.895, 128.702
UTC time 1938-06-29 09:39:52.050
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1938-06-29

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