Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 3, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 3, 1996 at 11:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 171.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.896 and latitude 0.633.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.633, 119.896
UTC time 1996-01-03 11:23:42.630
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-03

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