Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 27, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, May 27, 1997 at 20:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 62.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.466 and latitude 0.147.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 155.6 km
Coordinates 0.147, 123.466
UTC time 1997-05-27 20:58:52.710
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-05-27

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