Earthquake details

Monday, October 20, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 04:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 144.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.681 and latitude 0.109.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 96.0 km
Coordinates 0.109, 120.681
UTC time 2008-10-20 04:54:19.240
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-10-20

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