Earthquake details

Thursday, February 29, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, February 29, 1968 at 16:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rantepao (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 19.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.736 and latitude -2.896.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	53.1 km
Coordinates	-2.896, 119.736
UTC time	1968-02-29 16:31:36.660

Location	Rantepao
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-02-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rantepao	19.8 km
Palopo	52.4 km
Polewali	74.0 km
Masamba	76.0 km
Majene	111.3 km
Parepare	125.0 km
Sengkang	141.0 km
Watampone	194.3 km
Poso	201.7 km
Palu	221.8 km
Maros	235.6 km
Makassar	253.0 km

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