Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 18, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, October 18, 1977 at 06:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 356.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.660 and latitude 2.012.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 2.012, 132.660
UTC time 1977-10-18 06:07:21.800
Location Sorong
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-18

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