Earthquake details

Friday, January 17, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, January 17, 1975 at 10:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 99.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.126 and latitude -2.940.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.940, 126.126
UTC time 1975-01-17 10:28:09.200
Location Sanana
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-01-17

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