Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 21, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 21, 1996 at 01:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 212.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.053 and latitude 0.987.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	34.0 km
Coordinates	0.987, 120.053
UTC time	1996-08-21 01:35:21.170

Location	Samarinda
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-08-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Palu	212.0 km
Poso	276.4 km
Bontang	301.2 km
Gorontalo	338.7 km
Samarinda	363.1 km
Tanjung Selor	363.1 km
Loa Janan	372.8 km
Luwuk	373.1 km
Tarakan	376.9 km
Masamba	395.3 km
Semporna	420.8 km
Tawao	435.1 km

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