Earthquake details

Sunday, October 9, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 9, 1977 at 16:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taliwang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 156.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.510 and latitude -9.995.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -9.995, 117.510
UTC time 1977-10-09 16:57:04.000
Location Selong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-09

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