Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 20, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 20, 1996 at 03:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 212.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.061 and latitude 0.995.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.995, 120.061
UTC time 1996-08-20 03:28:49.210
Location Samarinda
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-08-20

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