Earthquake details

Thursday, August 12, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 12, 1999 at 05:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 92.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.456 and latitude -1.716.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-1.716, 122.456
UTC time	1999-08-12 05:44:59.590

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1999-08-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	92.7 km
Poso	192.9 km
Kendari	251.9 km
Masamba	254.4 km
Gorontalo	259.8 km
Palopo	288.7 km
Palu	301.4 km
Rantepao	316.9 km
Katobu	347.9 km
Raha	348.8 km
Sengkang	380.6 km
Watampone	393.3 km

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