Earthquake details

Sunday, November 27, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, November 27, 1977 at 09:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Poso (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 65.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.600 and latitude -0.829.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 65.0 km
Coordinates -0.829, 120.600
UTC time 1977-11-27 09:33:47.100
Location Palu
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-11-27

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