Earthquake details

Saturday, October 10, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 16:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 58.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.859 and latitude -0.384.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.384, 119.859
UTC time 1998-10-10 16:29:08.180
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-10-10

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