Earthquake details

Friday, September 12, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, September 12, 1941 at 07:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 161.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.700 and latitude -0.378.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -0.378, 132.700
UTC time 1941-09-12 07:02:03.730
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1941-09-12

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