Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 16, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 16, 1945 at 16:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 113.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.892 and latitude -0.056.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 55.0 km
Coordinates -0.056, 123.892
UTC time 1945-10-16 16:03:02.610
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1945-10-16

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