Earthquake details

Thursday, January 4, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 4, 1996 at 15:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 182.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.469 and latitude -0.307.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 73.9 km
Coordinates -0.307, 124.469
UTC time 1996-01-04 15:54:14.650
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-04

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