Earthquake details

Sunday, June 16, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, June 16, 2002 at 00:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 156.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.901 and latitude 0.495.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 34.8 km
Coordinates 0.495, 119.901
UTC time 2002-06-16 00:00:25.600
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-06-16

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