Earthquake details

Friday, September 27, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, September 27, 1957 at 04:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 157.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.970 and latitude -1.056.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	-1.056, 126.970
UTC time	1957-09-27 04:08:29.360

Location	Sanana
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1957-09-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sanana	157.0 km
Sofifi	210.1 km
Ternate	210.7 km
Ambon City	323.4 km
Tobelo	330.8 km
Amahai	334.2 km
Masohi	334.3 km
Bitung	345.3 km
Tondano	348.6 km
Manado	368.2 km
Luwuk	465.7 km
Gorontalo	469.7 km

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