Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 23, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 23, 1997 at 03:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 63.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.003 and latitude -0.025.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 138.5 km
Coordinates -0.025, 123.003
UTC time 1997-07-23 03:23:45.510
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-07-23

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