Earthquake details

Friday, December 17, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, December 17, 1976 at 04:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Padang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 57.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.041 and latitude -1.357.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.357, 100.041
UTC time 1976-12-17 04:27:39.100
Location Padang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-12-17

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