Earthquake details

Saturday, October 15, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, October 15, 1977 at 02:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 93.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.593 and latitude 0.514.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 69.0 km
Coordinates 0.514, 126.593
UTC time 1977-10-15 02:12:36.300
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-15

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