Earthquake details

Thursday, January 17, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 17, 1974 at 12:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawa Besar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 82.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.496 and latitude -7.754.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 257.0 km
Coordinates -7.754, 117.496
UTC time 1974-01-17 12:52:25.500
Location Sumbawa Besar
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-17

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