Earthquake details

Monday, March 2, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, March 2, 2009 at 00:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 21.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.868 and latitude -1.105.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 11.0 km
Coordinates -1.105, 119.868
UTC time 2009-03-02 00:03:39.740
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-02

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