Earthquake details

Sunday, October 27, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 27, 1996 at 20:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 102.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.606 and latitude 1.336.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 37.1 km
Coordinates 1.336, 122.606
UTC time 1996-10-27 20:57:49.990
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-10-27

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