Earthquake details

Thursday, September 5, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 5, 1996 at 15:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 158.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.436 and latitude 0.399.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.399, 120.436
UTC time 1996-09-05 15:26:40.890
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-05

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