Earthquake details

Sunday, September 13, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, September 13, 1959 at 22:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 165.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.189 and latitude 0.826.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 0.826, 129.189
UTC time 1959-09-13 22:40:43.560
Location Sofifi
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-09-13

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