Earthquake details

Friday, September 28, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, September 28, 2018 at 21:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Poso (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 67.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.181 and latitude -1.586.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.586, 120.181
UTC time 2018-09-28 21:24:01.980
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-09-28

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