Earthquake details

Friday, July 15, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, July 15, 1977 at 03:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Poso (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 62.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.591 and latitude -0.861.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 58.0 km
Coordinates -0.861, 120.591
UTC time 1977-07-15 03:23:08.600
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-07-15

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