Earthquake details

Monday, October 17, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, October 17, 1977 at 09:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taliwang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 113.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.107 and latitude -9.729.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -9.729, 117.107
UTC time 1977-10-17 09:53:35.400
Location Mataram
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-17

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