Earthquake details

Saturday, May 8, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 05:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 41.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.485 and latitude -0.732.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	-0.732, 122.485
UTC time	2010-05-08 05:39:28.080

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-05-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	41.6 km
Gorontalo	155.3 km
Poso	206.5 km
Palu	291.6 km
Masamba	314.2 km
Tondano	352.8 km
Palopo	357.9 km
Manado	360.5 km
Kendari	361.3 km
Rantepao	380.7 km
Bitung	380.9 km
Sanana	415.8 km

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