Earthquake details

Saturday, February 8, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, February 8, 1941 at 18:46 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 246.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.419 and latitude 1.235.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 1.235, 120.419
UTC time 1941-02-08 18:46:10.440
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1941-02-08

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