Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 19, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, April 19, 1977 at 21:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Katobu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 303.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.372 and latitude -5.544.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 526.0 km
Coordinates -5.544, 125.372
UTC time 1977-04-19 21:46:33.700
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-04-19

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