M6.4 earthquake near Sanana, North Maluku

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 294 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia on 19 Oct 1936, 12:04 UTC at a depth of 15 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 20 km away in North Maluku, Indonesia.