Earthquake details

Thursday, August 1, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 1, 1996 at 04:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 63.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.939 and latitude -0.018.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 148.9 km
Coordinates -0.018, 122.939
UTC time 1996-08-01 04:08:23.270
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-08-01

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