Earthquake details

Sunday, September 14, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, September 14, 1941 at 04:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 161.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.630 and latitude -0.387.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -0.387, 132.630
UTC time 1941-09-14 04:08:44.100
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1941-09-14

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