Earthquake details

Sunday, March 27, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 27, 1949 at 06:34 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 87.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.657 and latitude 2.428.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 60.0 km
Coordinates 2.428, 127.657
UTC time 1949-03-27 06:34:09.400
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1949-03-27

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