Earthquake details

Saturday, April 20, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 00:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 113.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.588 and latitude -1.953.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-1.953, 122.588
UTC time	2019-04-20 00:55:36.508

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2019-04-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	113.7 km
Poso	213.4 km
Kendari	225.5 km
Masamba	260.1 km
Gorontalo	282.3 km
Palopo	290.0 km
Rantepao	319.9 km
Katobu	320.6 km
Raha	321.5 km
Palu	323.9 km
Sengkang	373.4 km
Sanana	377.3 km

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