Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 2, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 2, 1959 at 09:34 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 36.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.114 and latitude -0.926.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -0.926, 123.114
UTC time 1959-12-02 09:34:08.170
Location Luwuk
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1959-12-02

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