Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 2, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 2, 1959 at 09:34 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 36.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.114 and latitude -0.926.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	-0.926, 123.114
UTC time	1959-12-02 09:34:08.170

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1959-12-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	36.5 km
Gorontalo	163.0 km
Poso	268.0 km
Tondano	319.0 km
Manado	330.4 km
Sanana	342.7 km
Bitung	345.9 km
Kendari	346.2 km
Masamba	359.1 km
Palu	361.0 km
Palopo	397.8 km
Rantepao	424.0 km

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