Earthquake details

Thursday, October 20, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 20, 1977 at 13:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 90.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.419 and latitude 2.429.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 76.0 km
Coordinates 2.429, 128.419
UTC time 1977-10-20 13:16:17.400
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-20

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