Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 3, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, April 3, 1996 at 17:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 232.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.407 and latitude 1.112.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 32.6 km
Coordinates 1.112, 120.407
UTC time 1996-04-03 17:26:38.190
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-04-03

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