Earthquake details

Thursday, August 26, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 02:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Poso (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 106.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.530 and latitude -0.839.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 8.0 km
Coordinates -0.839, 121.530
UTC time 2021-08-26 02:14:22.070
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2021-08-26

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