Earthquake details

Monday, October 10, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, October 10, 1938 at 20:48 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 182.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.514 and latitude 2.400.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 2.400, 126.514
UTC time 1938-10-10 20:48:07.010
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1938-10-10

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