Earthquake details

Friday, October 31, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 31, 1997 at 18:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 53.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.116 and latitude 0.061.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 174.6 km
Coordinates 0.061, 123.116
UTC time 1997-10-31 18:32:25.000
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-31

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