Earthquake details

Thursday, July 31, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, July 31, 1997 at 21:54 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 232.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.917 and latitude -6.637.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 58.6 km
Coordinates -6.637, 130.917
UTC time 1997-07-31 21:54:21.500
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1997-07-31

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