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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Palu	214.3 km
Poso	272.4 km
Bontang	317.0 km
Gorontalo	322.3 km
Luwuk	359.8 km
Tanjung Selor	376.8 km
Samarinda	378.0 km
Loa Janan	387.5 km
Tarakan	389.0 km
Masamba	394.5 km
Semporna	427.2 km
Rantepao	441.9 km

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