Earthquake details

Saturday, January 27, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 27, 1996 at 19:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 215.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.154 and latitude 1.005.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	1.005, 120.154
UTC time	1996-01-27 19:14:10.320

Location	Samarinda
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Palu	215.3 km
Poso	275.4 km
Bontang	312.5 km
Gorontalo	327.9 km
Luwuk	365.2 km
Tanjung Selor	371.3 km
Samarinda	374.0 km
Loa Janan	383.7 km
Tarakan	383.8 km
Masamba	396.6 km
Semporna	423.3 km
Tawao	439.7 km

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