Earthquake details

Monday, February 16, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, February 16, 1970 at 15:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 220.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.031 and latitude 1.068.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.8 km
Coordinates	1.068, 120.031
UTC time	1970-02-16 15:55:05.200

Location	Samarinda
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-02-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Palu	220.7 km
Poso	285.8 km
Bontang	301.9 km
Gorontalo	342.6 km
Tanjung Selor	356.0 km
Samarinda	365.1 km
Tarakan	368.9 km
Loa Janan	374.9 km
Luwuk	380.4 km
Masamba	404.5 km
Semporna	411.5 km
Tawao	426.2 km

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