Earthquake details

Sunday, March 15, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 23:17 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 70.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.307 and latitude -0.541.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	31.0 km
Coordinates	-0.541, 122.307
UTC time	2015-03-15 23:17:16.910

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2015-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	70.4 km
Gorontalo	146.6 km
Poso	197.5 km
Palu	274.2 km
Masamba	314.1 km
Tondano	355.5 km
Palopo	360.0 km
Manado	361.7 km
Rantepao	380.7 km
Kendari	383.3 km
Bitung	383.8 km
Sanana	442.1 km

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