Earthquake details

Friday, September 16, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, September 16, 1949 at 19:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 128.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.263 and latitude 1.076.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 1.076, 126.263
UTC time 1949-09-16 19:11:15.320
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1949-09-16

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