Earthquake details

Sunday, April 16, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, April 16, 1989 at 06:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 214.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.061 and latitude 1.012.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 27.1 km
Coordinates 1.012, 120.061
UTC time 1989-04-16 06:50:24.460
Location Samarinda
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-04-16

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