Earthquake details

Monday, July 22, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, July 22, 1996 at 14:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 226.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.459 and latitude 1.036.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.036, 120.459
UTC time 1996-07-22 14:31:05.170
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-07-22

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