Earthquake details

Thursday, April 27, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 27, 1944 at 19:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 109.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.080 and latitude -0.820.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -0.820, 133.080
UTC time 1944-04-27 19:05:09.560
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1944-04-27

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