Earthquake details

Thursday, May 19, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 19, 1949 at 05:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ruteng (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 65.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.812 and latitude -9.094.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -9.094, 120.812
UTC time 1949-05-19 05:05:27.360
Location Ende
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1949-05-19

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