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

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.6
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-18 13:39 UTC
194.0 km
M 4.8
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-16 18:29 UTC
212.4 km
M 5.0
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-16 08:04 UTC
199.4 km
M 5.1
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-16 04:14 UTC
204.3 km
M 4.9
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-16 03:38 UTC
198.6 km
M 5.2
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-16 03:30 UTC
197.0 km
M 6.7
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-06-16 03:27 UTC
197.5 km
M 4.2
Palu
Indonesia · 2026-01-24 09:46 UTC
136.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.