Earthquake details

Sunday, January 23, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 23, 2005 at 19:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 37.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.145 and latitude -1.097.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 28.9 km
Coordinates -1.097, 120.145
UTC time 2005-01-23 19:59:45.370
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-01-23

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