Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 7, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, April 7, 1953 at 23:58 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 178.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.203 and latitude 3.117.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 3.117, 127.203
UTC time 1953-04-07 23:58:13.820
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1953-04-07

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