Earthquake details

Friday, May 18, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 20:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 221.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.037 and latitude 1.077.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 1.077, 120.037
UTC time 2018-05-18 20:31:36.380
Location Samarinda
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-05-18

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