QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem886540
USGS iscgem886540
12 May 1957, 12:29
187 km S of Banjar, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.
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-8.890000, 107.362000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem886540
Coordinates
-8.89, 107.362
Network
iscgem
Significance
595