Earthquake details

Saturday, August 14, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 14, 1954 at 22:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 138.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.408 and latitude -2.728.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -2.728, 127.408
UTC time 1954-08-14 22:56:16.360
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1954-08-14

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