Earthquake details

Friday, March 26, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 26, 1948 at 13:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 68.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.665 and latitude -0.331.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.331, 119.665
UTC time 1948-03-26 13:23:23.070
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1948-03-26

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