Earthquake details

Sunday, August 14, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 14, 1977 at 06:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 143.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.784 and latitude -2.819.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 48.0 km
Coordinates -2.819, 138.784
UTC time 1977-08-14 06:03:44.600
Location Wamena
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-08-14

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