Earthquake details

Sunday, July 28, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, July 28, 1996 at 10:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 219.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.112 and latitude 1.045.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.045, 120.112
UTC time 1996-07-28 10:27:25.240
Location Samarinda
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-07-28

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