Earthquake details

Saturday, October 26, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 26, 1957 at 14:17 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanjung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 81.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 116.012 and latitude -1.756.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -1.756, 116.012
UTC time 1957-10-26 14:17:02.610
Location Tanjung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1957-10-26

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