Earthquake details

Thursday, August 14, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, August 14, 1997 at 21:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 107.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.847 and latitude -0.719.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.719, 121.847
UTC time 1997-08-14 21:47:40.730
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-08-14

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