Earthquake details

Thursday, August 29, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 29, 1996 at 15:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 105.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.171 and latitude -2.989.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	34.0 km
Coordinates	-2.989, 126.171
UTC time	1996-08-29 15:10:59.290

Location	Sanana
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-08-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sanana	105.8 km
Ambon City	237.1 km
Amahai	308.0 km
Masohi	312.9 km
Kendari	420.9 km
Katobu	434.0 km
Raha	434.9 km
Luwuk	439.5 km
Ternate	441.9 km
Sofifi	442.6 km
Bau-Bau	482.5 km
Tondano	498.1 km

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