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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Palu	214.8 km
Poso	278.9 km
Bontang	303.0 km
Gorontalo	338.2 km
Tanjung Selor	362.3 km
Samarinda	365.1 km
Luwuk	374.0 km
Loa Janan	374.9 km
Tarakan	375.6 km
Masamba	398.0 km
Semporna	418.5 km
Tawao	433.3 km

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