Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at 11:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 60.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.059 and latitude -0.397.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates -0.397, 120.059
UTC time 2006-01-03 11:00:19.840
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-01-03

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