Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 18, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 18, 1977 at 11:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 109.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.703 and latitude -4.644.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 57.0 km
Coordinates -4.644, 132.703
UTC time 1977-01-18 11:17:20.800
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-18

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