Earthquake details

Thursday, April 7, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 7, 1977 at 22:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 315.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.011 and latitude -6.407.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 118.0 km
Coordinates -6.407, 130.011
UTC time 1977-04-07 22:15:10.300
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-04-07

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