Earthquake details

Friday, August 13, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, August 13, 1999 at 10:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 97.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.492 and latitude -1.776.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-1.776, 122.492
UTC time	1999-08-13 10:12:20.430

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-08-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	97.5 km
Poso	198.1 km
Kendari	245.1 km
Masamba	255.8 km
Gorontalo	265.2 km
Palopo	289.0 km
Palu	307.3 km
Rantepao	317.7 km
Katobu	340.9 km
Raha	341.8 km
Sengkang	378.8 km
Sanana	389.1 km

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