Earthquake details

Friday, October 4, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 4, 1996 at 08:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 223.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.406 and latitude 1.023.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.023, 120.406
UTC time 1996-10-04 08:03:07.220
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-10-04

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