Earthquake details

Saturday, October 1, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 1, 1977 at 20:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taliwang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 175.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.497 and latitude -10.186.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 19.0 km
Coordinates -10.186, 117.497
UTC time 1977-10-01 20:02:40.400
Location Sumbawa Besar
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-01

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