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

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