Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 23:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 53.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.071 and latitude -1.340.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 34.2 km
Coordinates -1.340, 120.071
UTC time 2010-05-12 23:07:56.020
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-05-12

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