Earthquake details

Thursday, March 18, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 08:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 217.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.731 and latitude 0.849.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 28.7 km
Coordinates 0.849, 120.731
UTC time 2010-03-18 08:36:23.590
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-03-18

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