Earthquake details

Thursday, December 8, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 8, 1994 at 08:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 293.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.844 and latitude 1.967.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 38.1 km
Coordinates 1.967, 120.844
UTC time 1994-12-08 08:30:26.800
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-12-08

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