Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 11, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 11, 1996 at 09:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 268.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.157 and latitude 1.488.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 61.8 km
Coordinates 1.488, 120.157
UTC time 1996-12-11 09:44:39.050
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-12-11

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