Earthquake details

Thursday, May 4, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 4, 2000 at 05:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 88.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.448 and latitude -1.392.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-1.392, 123.448
UTC time	2000-05-04 05:56:19.450

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-05-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	88.4 km
Gorontalo	219.0 km
Sanana	291.1 km
Poso	300.0 km
Kendari	306.0 km
Tondano	341.7 km
Manado	355.9 km
Bitung	366.6 km
Masamba	370.4 km
Katobu	391.0 km
Raha	392.0 km
Palu	401.7 km

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