Earthquake details

Thursday, January 27, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 27, 1977 at 17:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 137.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.024 and latitude -0.230.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 85.0 km
Coordinates -0.230, 124.024
UTC time 1977-01-27 17:25:46.500
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-27

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