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

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