Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 21, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 21, 1977 at 18:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 151.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.770 and latitude -0.956.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -0.956, 126.770
UTC time 1977-12-21 18:06:10.600
Location Sanana
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-21

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