Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 23, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 23, 1999 at 08:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 215.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.135 and latitude 1.006.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.006, 120.135
UTC time 1999-03-23 08:32:34.790
Location Samarinda
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-03-23

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