Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 14:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masamba (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 109.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.309 and latitude -2.439.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 38.2 km
Coordinates -2.439, 121.309
UTC time 2010-01-05 14:36:26.990
Location Palopo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-01-05

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