Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 10, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, May 10, 1977 at 22:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 192.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.347 and latitude -0.979.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -0.979, 127.347
UTC time 1977-05-10 22:28:31.900
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-05-10

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