Earthquake details

Saturday, October 8, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 8, 1977 at 00:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tambolaka (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 169.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.092 and latitude -10.942.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -10.942, 119.092
UTC time 1977-10-08 00:12:44.600
Location Waingapu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-08

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