Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 05:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 213.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.147 and latitude 0.652.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 75.5 km
Coordinates 0.652, 121.147
UTC time 2017-03-14 05:55:21.510
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-03-14

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