Earthquake details

Saturday, December 14, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 14, 1996 at 18:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 133.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.117 and latitude -0.036.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 83.2 km
Coordinates -0.036, 124.117
UTC time 1996-12-14 18:05:20.680
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-12-14

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