Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 11, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 11, 1938 at 00:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 190.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.352 and latitude 2.639.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 2.639, 126.352
UTC time 1938-10-11 00:08:01.530
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1938-10-11

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