Earthquake details

Saturday, August 27, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 27, 1977 at 17:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tambolaka (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 216.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 118.259 and latitude -11.122.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-11.122, 118.259
UTC time	1977-08-27 17:27:09.300

Location	Mataram
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-08-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tambolaka	216.9 km
Waingapu	273.5 km
Dompu	288.7 km
Bima	300.7 km
Taliwang	306.2 km
Sumbawa Besar	306.8 km
Selong	334.0 km
Labuan Bajo	342.5 km
Praya	346.3 km
Mataram	367.5 km
Ruteng	369.6 km
Amlapura	415.3 km

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