Earthquake details

Saturday, September 21, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, September 21, 1996 at 05:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 235.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.466 and latitude 1.124.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 44.3 km
Coordinates 1.124, 120.466
UTC time 1996-09-21 05:36:13.860
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-21

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