Earthquake details

Thursday, October 20, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 20, 1938 at 02:19 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Maumere (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 70.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.726 and latitude -8.996.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 66.0 km
Coordinates -8.996, 122.726
UTC time 1938-10-20 02:19:30.190
Location Maumere
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1938-10-20

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