Earthquake details

Thursday, September 29, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, September 29, 1977 at 22:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabire (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 278.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.634 and latitude -1.130.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.130, 136.634
UTC time 1977-09-29 22:20:06.700
Location Manokwari
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-09-29

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