Earthquake details

Thursday, May 30, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 30, 2002 at 12:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 57.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.690 and latitude -1.394.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.394, 119.690
UTC time 2002-05-30 12:45:15.530
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-05-30

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