Earthquake details

Monday, March 1, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, March 1, 1948 at 01:12 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 124.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.181 and latitude -3.196.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -3.196, 127.181
UTC time 1948-03-01 01:12:27.330
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1948-03-01

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