Earthquake details

Thursday, October 15, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 15, 1959 at 06:15 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 109.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.119 and latitude 0.041.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 0.041, 120.119
UTC time 1959-10-15 06:15:41.520
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1959-10-15

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