Earthquake details

Sunday, October 16, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, October 16, 1977 at 21:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taliwang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 113.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.118 and latitude -9.733.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -9.733, 117.118
UTC time 1977-10-16 21:09:17.700
Location Mataram
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-16

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