Earthquake details

Friday, October 21, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 21, 1955 at 23:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 86.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.412 and latitude -0.490.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -0.490, 123.412
UTC time 1955-10-21 23:09:49.250
Location Luwuk
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1955-10-21

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