Earthquake details

Thursday, January 11, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 11, 1996 at 19:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 155.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.580 and latitude 0.460.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 37.7 km
Coordinates 0.460, 119.580
UTC time 1996-01-11 19:45:01.390
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-11

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