Earthquake details

Thursday, December 15, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 15, 1994 at 15:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 299.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.717 and latitude 1.864.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 28.5 km
Coordinates 1.864, 120.717
UTC time 1994-12-15 15:08:10.790
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-12-15

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