Earthquake details

Saturday, September 29, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, September 29, 1956 at 09:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sabang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 154.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.442 and latitude 6.970.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 6.970, 94.442
UTC time 1956-09-29 09:03:43.030
Location Banda Aceh
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1956-09-29

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