M6.6 earthquake near Kalabahi, East Nusa Tenggara
37823 d ago · 28 Mar 1923, 04:28 UTC 99 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
What happened
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 99 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste on 28 Mar 1923, 04:28 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Kalabahi, about 61 km away in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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