Earthquake details

Saturday, May 28, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, May 28, 1977 at 07:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Poso (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 69.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.459 and latitude -1.944.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 89.0 km
Coordinates -1.944, 120.459
UTC time 1977-05-28 07:45:57.400
Location Poso
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-05-28

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