Earthquake details

Monday, March 19, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 05:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 6.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.927 and latitude -0.882.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 42.8 km
Coordinates -0.882, 119.927
UTC time 2012-03-19 05:04:59.640
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-03-19

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