Earthquake details

Saturday, October 8, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 8, 1977 at 01:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taliwang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 153.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.195 and latitude -10.079.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -10.079, 117.195
UTC time 1977-10-08 01:58:54.200
Location Selong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-08

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