Earthquake details

Monday, October 8, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, October 8, 2018 at 21:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 28.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.772 and latitude -1.146.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.146, 119.772
UTC time 2018-10-08 21:16:05.080
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-10-08

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