Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 20, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Indonesia on Wednesday, July 20, 1949 at 22:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan (Indonesia - IN), about 654.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.694 and latitude -10.598.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -10.598, 101.694
UTC time 1949-07-20 22:20:10.430
Location southwest of Sumatra
Country India (IN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1949-07-20

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