Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 11, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 11, 1956 at 06:10 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sabang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 269.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.133 and latitude 8.002.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 14.8 km
Coordinates 8.002, 94.133
UTC time 1956-01-11 06:10:11.270
Location Banda Aceh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1956-01-11

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