Earthquake details

Thursday, November 17, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, November 17, 1977 at 22:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masohi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 126.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.106 and latitude -3.284.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.284, 130.106
UTC time 1977-11-17 22:36:34.000
Location Amahai
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-11-17

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