Earthquake details

Sunday, August 28, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 28, 1977 at 09:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 42.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.194 and latitude -1.107.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 58.0 km
Coordinates -1.107, 120.194
UTC time 1977-08-28 09:54:27.000
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-08-28

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