Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 6, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, February 6, 1996 at 17:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 212.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.115 and latitude 0.986.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	0.986, 120.115
UTC time	1996-02-06 17:58:57.700

Location	Samarinda
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Palu	212.6 km
Poso	274.5 km
Bontang	307.7 km
Gorontalo	331.9 km
Luwuk	367.5 km
Tanjung Selor	368.9 km
Samarinda	369.2 km
Loa Janan	378.8 km
Tarakan	382.0 km
Masamba	394.7 km
Semporna	423.5 km
Tawao	439.0 km

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