Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 16, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, July 16, 1996 at 10:07 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 218.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.254 and latitude 1.016.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	1.016, 120.254
UTC time	1996-07-16 10:07:36.650

Location	Samarinda
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1996-07-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Palu	218.4 km
Poso	274.2 km
Gorontalo	317.1 km
Bontang	323.5 km
Luwuk	357.1 km
Tanjung Selor	380.0 km
Samarinda	384.5 km
Tarakan	391.3 km
Loa Janan	394.1 km
Masamba	397.5 km
Semporna	426.9 km
Tawao	445.2 km

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