Earthquake details

Sunday, October 11, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 11, 1981 at 00:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 186.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.867 and latitude 0.440.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 94.3 km
Coordinates 0.440, 120.867
UTC time 1981-10-11 00:36:13.310
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-10-11

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