Earthquake details

Saturday, October 5, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 5, 1991 at 07:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 208.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.193 and latitude 0.690.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 104.3 km
Coordinates 0.690, 121.193
UTC time 1991-10-05 07:32:41.090
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-10-05

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