Earthquake details

Thursday, December 22, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 22, 1977 at 12:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 124.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.568 and latitude -1.106.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 43.0 km
Coordinates -1.106, 126.568
UTC time 1977-12-22 12:24:14.600
Location Sanana
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-22

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