Earthquake details

Sunday, August 8, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 8, 1993 at 00:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 202.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.368 and latitude 0.841.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 34.1 km
Coordinates 0.841, 120.368
UTC time 1993-08-08 00:31:06.690
Location Samarinda
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-08-08

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