Earthquake details

Friday, March 31, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 31, 2017 at 11:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 156.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.580 and latitude 0.309.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 94.0 km
Coordinates 0.309, 120.580
UTC time 2017-03-31 11:21:01.040
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-03-31

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