Earthquake details

Monday, January 1, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 1, 1996 at 21:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 218.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.171 and latitude 1.033.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	1.033, 120.171
UTC time	1996-01-01 21:37:16.470

Location	Samarinda
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Palu	218.7 km
Poso	278.0 km
Bontang	315.3 km
Gorontalo	326.5 km
Luwuk	365.6 km
Tanjung Selor	371.2 km
Samarinda	377.1 km
Tarakan	383.1 km
Loa Janan	386.8 km
Masamba	399.6 km
Semporna	421.3 km
Tawao	438.3 km

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