Earthquake details

Saturday, November 6, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, November 6, 1943 at 08:31 UTC with a magnitude of 7.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 147.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.085 and latitude -5.546.

Magnitude 7.7
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -5.546, 134.085
UTC time 1943-11-06 08:31:40.420
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1943-11-06

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