Earthquake details

Monday, January 1, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 1, 1996 at 08:05 UTC with a magnitude of 7.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 182.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.931 and latitude 0.729.

Magnitude 7.9
Alert Extreme
Depth 24.0 km
Coordinates 0.729, 119.931
UTC time 1996-01-01 08:05:10.830
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1996-01-01

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