Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 22, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 22, 1959 at 11:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 181.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.272 and latitude 2.604.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 2.604, 126.272
UTC time 1959-07-22 11:15:41.030
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-07-22

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