Earthquake details

Sunday, October 8, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 8, 1950 at 03:23 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 56.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.233 and latitude -4.199.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -4.199, 128.233
UTC time 1950-10-08 03:23:13.540
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1950-10-08

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