Earthquake details

Monday, March 21, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, March 21, 1977 at 14:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 118.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.391 and latitude 0.404.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.404, 126.391
UTC time 1977-03-21 14:13:16.000
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-21

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