Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 28, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 28, 1948 at 03:47 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 129.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.537 and latitude 1.591.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 1.591, 126.537
UTC time 1948-01-28 03:47:17.670
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1948-01-28

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