Earthquake details

Sunday, April 22, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, April 22, 1990 at 23:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 208.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.064 and latitude 0.955.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.955, 120.064
UTC time 1990-04-22 23:51:52.550
Location Samarinda
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-04-22

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