Earthquake details

Thursday, October 10, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 10, 1996 at 15:21 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Binjai (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 62.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.943 and latitude 3.445.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 3.445, 97.943
UTC time 1996-10-10 15:21:04.700
Location Medan
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1996-10-10

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