Earthquake details

Monday, August 17, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, August 17, 1953 at 03:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Singaraja (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 129.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 115.218 and latitude -6.953.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -6.953, 115.218
UTC time 1953-08-17 03:14:41.770
Location Denpasar
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-08-17

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