- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 1, 1996 CE
- Location:
- 181 km N of Palu, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 7.9 Mw
- Depth:
- 24 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8.009
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.9
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.9
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.6
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.5
Other earthquake records of 1996 CE
- China, Yunnan Province: Lijiang · Mw 6.6 · 322 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya: Biak, Supiori · Mw 8.2 · 164 deaths
- Ecuador, Cotopaxi, Pastaza, Tungurahua, Ambato · Mw 5.9 · 27 deaths
- China, S. Xinjiang: Artux, Jiashi, Bachu, Kashi · Mw 6.3 · 24 deaths
- China, Nei Mongol: Baotou, Beijing, Hohhot · Mw 6 · 23 deaths
- Peru, Chincha Alta, Acari, Nazca, Marcona · Mw 7.7 · 14 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 7.9 - 181 km N of Palu, Indonesia (1996 CE) happen?
- January 1, 1996 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.