Earthquake details

Saturday, April 8, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, April 8, 2000 at 15:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 224.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.151 and latitude 1.091.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	1.091, 120.151
UTC time	2000-04-08 15:28:23.020

Location	Samarinda
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-04-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Palu	224.7 km
Poso	284.8 km
Bontang	315.3 km
Gorontalo	329.9 km
Tanjung Selor	365.8 km
Luwuk	371.3 km
Tarakan	377.2 km
Samarinda	378.1 km
Loa Janan	387.9 km
Masamba	406.2 km
Semporna	414.5 km
Tawao	431.7 km

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