Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 08:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 50.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.951 and latitude -0.462.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 45.1 km
Coordinates -0.462, 119.951
UTC time 2012-02-08 08:52:27.160
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-02-08

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