Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 21, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 21, 1977 at 21:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 147.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.719 and latitude -0.958.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.958, 126.719
UTC time 1977-12-21 21:15:01.700
Location Sanana
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-21

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