Earthquake details

Friday, March 29, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 29, 1940 at 21:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Singkil (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 138.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.569 and latitude 2.541.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 2.541, 96.569
UTC time 1940-03-29 21:37:29.920
Location Gunungsitoli
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1940-03-29

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