Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 26, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, April 26, 1944 at 01:54 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 42.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.757 and latitude -0.637.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -0.637, 133.757
UTC time 1944-04-26 01:54:16.340
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1944-04-26

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