Earthquake details

Friday, October 18, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 18, 1996 at 11:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 137.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.221 and latitude 0.389.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 44.0 km
Coordinates 0.389, 126.221
UTC time 1996-10-18 11:19:18.600
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-10-18

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