Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 14:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 60.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.410 and latitude -0.939.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 27.2 km
Coordinates -0.939, 120.410
UTC time 2016-09-07 14:32:41.430
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-09-07

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