Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 8, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 8, 1977 at 05:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masamba (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 90.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.035 and latitude -2.157.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 57.0 km
Coordinates -2.157, 121.035
UTC time 1977-03-08 05:08:07.800
Location Poso
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-08

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