Earthquake details

Saturday, July 27, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, July 27, 1996 at 22:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 243.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.559 and latitude 1.170.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.170, 120.559
UTC time 1996-07-27 22:34:07.220
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-07-27

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