Earthquake details

Monday, January 31, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 31, 1977 at 17:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 161.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.603 and latitude 2.071.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 37.0 km
Coordinates 2.071, 126.603
UTC time 1977-01-31 17:59:02.200
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-31

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