Earthquake details

Saturday, July 19, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, July 19, 1958 at 18:16 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 168.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.780 and latitude -0.562.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates -0.562, 129.780
UTC time 1958-07-19 18:16:59.370
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1958-07-19

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