Earthquake details

Monday, February 22, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, February 22, 1971 at 08:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 209.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.045 and latitude 0.966.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	0.966, 120.045
UTC time	1971-02-22 08:27:09.390

Location	Samarinda
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-02-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Palu	209.5 km
Poso	274.5 km
Bontang	299.6 km
Gorontalo	339.2 km
Samarinda	361.2 km
Tanjung Selor	363.7 km
Loa Janan	370.9 km
Luwuk	372.5 km
Tarakan	377.8 km
Masamba	393.1 km
Semporna	422.6 km
Balikpapan	435.9 km

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