Earthquake details

Saturday, October 1, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 1, 1977 at 12:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taliwang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 164.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.497 and latitude -10.078.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-10.078, 117.497
UTC time	1977-10-01 12:52:31.100

Location	Selong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Taliwang	164.4 km
Sumbawa Besar	176.6 km
Selong	191.0 km
Dompu	201.8 km
Praya	203.7 km
Tambolaka	204.2 km
Mataram	225.1 km
Bima	225.1 km
Amlapura	274.8 km
Amlapura	275.8 km
Kuta	296.5 km
Denpasar	296.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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