Earthquake details

Saturday, November 2, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, November 2, 1996 at 00:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawa Besar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 104.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.301 and latitude -7.558.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	301.8 km
Coordinates	-7.558, 117.301
UTC time	1996-11-02 00:08:50.670

Location	Mataram
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-11-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sumbawa Besar	104.9 km
Taliwang	141.0 km
Selong	148.2 km
Dompu	168.2 km
Praya	170.9 km
Mataram	173.4 km
Bima	186.5 km
Amlapura	210.6 km
Amlapura	211.5 km
Ubud	248.1 km
Singaraja	251.7 km
Denpasar	259.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Denpasar

Indonesia · 2026-09-20 17:51 UTC

254.8 km

M 4.5

Kuta

Indonesia · 2026-03-01 03:52 UTC

251.6 km

M 4.5

Taliwang

Indonesia · 2026-02-02 19:30 UTC

99.4 km

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