Earthquake details

Friday, July 24, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, July 24, 1998 at 10:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 262.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.411 and latitude 1.390.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 49.8 km
Coordinates 1.390, 120.411
UTC time 1998-07-24 10:51:45.760
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-07-24

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