Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 8, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 8, 1941 at 19:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Meulaboh (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 146.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.168 and latitude 2.832.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 2.832, 96.168
UTC time 1941-10-08 19:11:14.150
Location Meulaboh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1941-10-08

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