Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 11, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 11, 1966 at 03:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 169.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.141 and latitude 0.586.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 0.586, 120.141
UTC time 1966-01-11 03:10:54.880
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-01-11

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.4
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-24 09:00 UTC
183.6 km
M 4.2
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-21 07:41 UTC
165.3 km
M 4.4
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-18 20:26 UTC
170.2 km
M 4.3
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-18 20:25 UTC
184.4 km
M 4.7
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-18 13:39 UTC
189.6 km
M 4.1
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-17 17:47 UTC
180.4 km
M 4.5
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-16 21:39 UTC
170.2 km
M 4.3
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-16 21:23 UTC
163.7 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.