Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 5, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at 15:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 190.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.938 and latitude 0.800.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.800, 119.938
UTC time 2002-03-05 15:40:49.050
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-03-05

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