Earthquake details

Saturday, October 31, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 00:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 253.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.818 and latitude 1.160.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 19.5 km
Coordinates 1.160, 120.818
UTC time 2009-10-31 00:14:05.850
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-31

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