Earthquake details

Friday, January 7, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, January 7, 1994 at 19:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pariaman (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 169.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.601 and latitude -0.591.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 29.7 km
Coordinates -0.591, 98.601
UTC time 1994-01-07 19:23:53.340
Location Padang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-01-07

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.6
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Indonesia · 2026-06-10 11:10 UTC
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Indonesia · 2026-02-25 17:49 UTC
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Indonesia · 2026-02-22 15:35 UTC
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Pariaman
Indonesia · 2026-02-16 06:00 UTC
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