Earthquake details

Thursday, December 21, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 21, 1939 at 21:00 UTC with a magnitude of 8.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 68.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.793 and latitude -0.018.

Magnitude 8.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 150.0 km
Coordinates -0.018, 122.793
UTC time 1939-12-21 21:00:45.010
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1939-12-21

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