Earthquake details

Saturday, October 10, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 16:32 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 56.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.840 and latitude -0.403.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.403, 119.840
UTC time 1998-10-10 16:32:19.490
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1998-10-10

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