Earthquake details

Thursday, August 21, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 21:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 70.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.731 and latitude -0.294.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 56.8 km
Coordinates -0.294, 119.731
UTC time 2008-08-21 21:30:48.000
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-08-21

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