Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 2, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 2, 1959 at 07:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pagar Alam (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 161.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.880 and latitude -5.433.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -5.433, 102.880
UTC time 1959-12-02 07:29:55.630
Location Bengkulu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-12-02

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