M6.2 earthquake near Sanana, North Maluku

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 290 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia on 30 Nov 1936, 23:45 UTC at a depth of 25 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Sanana, about 15 km away in North Maluku, Indonesia.