Earthquake details

Saturday, December 26, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 26, 1998 at 15:39 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 105.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.644 and latitude -1.364.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-1.364, 123.644
UTC time	1998-12-26 15:39:07.800

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1998-12-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	105.8 km
Gorontalo	221.3 km
Sanana	270.9 km
Kendari	316.9 km
Poso	321.8 km
Tondano	329.0 km
Manado	344.1 km
Bitung	353.2 km
Masamba	392.0 km
Katobu	399.1 km
Raha	400.1 km
Palu	423.0 km

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