Today: 6.9 magnitude earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

5.9 magnitude earthquake 232 km from Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia

1953-05-17 13:11:36 UTC

UTC time: Sunday, May 17, 1953 13:11 PM

Your time: 1953-05-17T13:11:36Z

Magnitude Type: mw

USGS page: M 5.9 - southern Sumatra, Indonesia

USGS status: Not reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

1953-05-17 13:11:36 UTC 5.9 magnitude, 20 km depth
Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia

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Sunda Strait, Indonesia

Southern Sumatra, Indonesia

Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia

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Christmas Island, Australia

Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia

Java, Indonesia

South Of Java, Indonesia

Nias, Indonesia

Northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Java Sea

Simeulue, Indonesia