Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 10, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, September 10, 1996 at 02:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 217.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.098 and latitude 1.028.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	1.028, 120.098
UTC time	1996-09-10 02:34:15.980

Location	Samarinda
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Palu	217.0 km
Poso	279.5 km
Bontang	307.4 km
Gorontalo	334.5 km
Tanjung Selor	364.7 km
Samarinda	369.6 km
Luwuk	371.7 km
Tarakan	377.4 km
Loa Janan	379.3 km
Masamba	399.5 km
Semporna	418.5 km
Tawao	434.1 km

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