Earthquake details

Thursday, October 23, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 23, 1997 at 01:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taliwang (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 20.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.017 and latitude -8.666.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 160.0 km
Coordinates -8.666, 117.017
UTC time 1997-10-23 01:16:01.810
Location Taliwang
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-23

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