Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 26, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 26, 1999 at 18:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 199.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.864 and latitude 0.582.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.582, 120.864
UTC time 1999-10-26 18:40:15.310
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-10-26

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