Earthquake details

Monday, September 25, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, September 25, 1939 at 15:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Blair (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 348.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.095 and latitude 8.836.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 8.836, 94.095
UTC time 1939-09-25 15:31:05.340
Location Banda Aceh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1939-09-25

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