Earthquake details

Friday, July 29, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, July 29, 1977 at 21:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sungai Penuh (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 160.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.984 and latitude -2.362.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.362, 99.984
UTC time 1977-07-29 21:05:59.500
Location Padang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-07-29

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