Earthquake details

Saturday, December 24, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, December 24, 1977 at 09:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amahai (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 246.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.677 and latitude -5.422.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 232.0 km
Coordinates -5.422, 129.677
UTC time 1977-12-24 09:50:23.600
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-24

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