Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 8, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 8, 1964 at 22:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Polewali (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 35.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.492 and latitude -3.715.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 38.7 km
Coordinates -3.715, 119.492
UTC time 1964-01-08 22:30:46.510
Location Parepare
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-01-08

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