Earthquake details

Saturday, May 28, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, May 28, 1977 at 05:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Poso (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 45.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.520 and latitude -1.732.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 54.0 km
Coordinates -1.732, 120.520
UTC time 1977-05-28 05:51:48.100
Location Poso
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-05-28

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