Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 27, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 27, 1997 at 09:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 307.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.591 and latitude -7.361.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -7.361, 130.591
UTC time 1997-08-27 09:55:45.830
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-08-27

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