Earthquake details

Sunday, October 9, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 9, 1977 at 12:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taliwang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 167.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.376 and latitude -10.162.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -10.162, 117.376
UTC time 1977-10-09 12:16:56.200
Location Selong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-09

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