Earthquake details

Thursday, September 18, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 18, 1941 at 02:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 153.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.552 and latitude -0.399.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -0.399, 132.552
UTC time 1941-09-18 02:05:08.160
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1941-09-18

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