Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 04:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Poso (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 62.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.223 and latitude -1.595.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.595, 120.223
UTC time 2018-10-02 04:59:26.250
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-10-02

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