Earthquake details

Saturday, October 14, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 14, 1944 at 20:16 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 51.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.729 and latitude 1.359.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 1.359, 127.729
UTC time 1944-10-14 20:16:15.040
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1944-10-14

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