Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 17, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, January 17, 1984 at 02:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawa Besar (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 87.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.389 and latitude -7.705.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 296.3 km
Coordinates -7.705, 117.389
UTC time 1984-01-17 02:09:04.140
Location Sumbawa Besar
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-01-17

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