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

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