Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 20, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, December 20, 1977 at 11:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawa Besar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 78.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.685 and latitude -7.838.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -7.838, 117.685
UTC time 1977-12-20 11:31:34.800
Location Sumbawa Besar
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-20

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