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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Taliwang	153.2 km
Selong	174.9 km
Sumbawa Besar	178.3 km
Praya	183.6 km
Mataram	204.3 km
Dompu	221.1 km
Tambolaka	235.5 km
Bima	246.6 km
Amlapura	250.9 km
Amlapura	251.8 km
Kuta	268.5 km
Denpasar	269.3 km

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