Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 14, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, July 14, 1959 at 22:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 93.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.823 and latitude -0.067.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -0.067, 119.823
UTC time 1959-07-14 22:31:25.900
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-07-14

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