Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 18:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 249.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.897 and latitude 1.118.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 22.5 km
Coordinates 1.118, 120.897
UTC time 2009-09-08 18:51:22.890
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-09-08

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