Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 29, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Australia on Tuesday, April 29, 1941 at 01:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Geraldton (Australia - AU), about 270.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 116.248 and latitude -26.826.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-26.826, 116.248
UTC time	1941-04-29 01:35:38.570

Location	Geraldton
Country	Australia (AU)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1941-04-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Geraldton	270.4 km
Perth	571.9 km
Kwinana	603.3 km
Mandurah	636.7 km
Bunbury	726.0 km
Albany	926.1 km
Waingapu	1957.4 km
Tambolaka	1962.1 km
Kupang	2008.8 km
Taliwang	2013.8 km
Praya	2017.2 km
Kuta	2018.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account