Earthquake details

Saturday, April 9, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, April 9, 1994 at 01:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 65.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.238 and latitude -0.572.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.0 km
Coordinates	-0.572, 123.238
UTC time	1994-04-09 01:29:00.850

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-04-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	65.6 km
Gorontalo	125.0 km
Tondano	280.0 km
Manado	290.6 km
Poso	291.5 km
Bitung	307.3 km
Sanana	346.9 km
Palu	376.7 km
Kendari	387.6 km
Masamba	391.8 km
Palopo	432.5 km
Rantepao	457.6 km

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