Earthquake details

Thursday, January 15, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 00:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 117.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.966 and latitude 0.144.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 61.9 km
Coordinates 0.144, 119.966
UTC time 2015-01-15 00:09:27.720
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-01-15

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