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

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