Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 24, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, February 24, 1982 at 23:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 221.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.173 and latitude 1.062.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 143.5 km
Coordinates 1.062, 120.173
UTC time 1982-02-24 23:31:46.610
Location Samarinda
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-02-24

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