Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 30, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 30, 1950 at 06:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amahai (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 71.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.121 and latitude -3.954.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -3.954, 129.121
UTC time 1950-08-30 06:51:06.450
Location Amahai
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1950-08-30

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