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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Polewali	35.5 km
Parepare	36.4 km
Majene	61.1 km
Sengkang	75.4 km
Rantepao	94.4 km
Palopo	112.3 km
Watampone	130.5 km
Maros	144.0 km
Masamba	159.2 km
Makassar	159.7 km
Sinjai	178.2 km
Galesong	178.8 km

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