Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 1, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 1, 1997 at 22:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 112.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.823 and latitude -0.127.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 115.4 km
Coordinates -0.127, 123.823
UTC time 1997-01-01 22:32:32.300
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-01-01

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