Earthquake details

Saturday, October 17, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 17, 1964 at 03:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 184.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.263 and latitude 0.637.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 0.637, 119.263
UTC time 1964-10-17 03:17:27.120
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-10-17

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