Earthquake details

Friday, August 29, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, August 29, 2008 at 10:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 233.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.024 and latitude 1.022.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 566.7 km
Coordinates 1.022, 121.024
UTC time 2008-08-29 10:20:55.480
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-08-29

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