Earthquake details

Monday, January 1, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 1, 1996 at 21:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 185.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.037 and latitude 0.749.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.749, 120.037
UTC time 1996-01-01 21:32:53.990
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-01

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