Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 9, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 9, 1977 at 23:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 134.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.173 and latitude 2.594.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 59.0 km
Coordinates 2.594, 127.173
UTC time 1977-03-09 23:01:15.900
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-09

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