Earthquake details

Monday, January 8, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 8, 1996 at 16:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 214.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.202 and latitude 0.988.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.988, 120.202
UTC time 1996-01-08 16:55:07.650
Location Samarinda
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-08

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