Earthquake details

Friday, May 10, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, May 10, 1940 at 18:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cilacap (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 261.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 107.898 and latitude -9.806.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -9.806, 107.898
UTC time 1940-05-10 18:59:32.790
Location Bandung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1940-05-10

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