Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 24, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 24, 1977 at 09:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tambolaka (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 240.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 118.137 and latitude -11.298.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-11.298, 118.137
UTC time	1977-08-24 09:42:01.200

Location	Mataram
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tambolaka	240.5 km
Waingapu	296.0 km
Dompu	309.5 km
Taliwang	317.1 km
Sumbawa Besar	322.0 km
Bima	322.5 km
Selong	343.3 km
Praya	353.8 km
Labuan Bajo	366.2 km
Mataram	374.7 km
Ruteng	393.1 km
Amlapura	420.6 km

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