M6.1 earthquake near Sanana, North Maluku

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 219 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia on 1 Jan 1977, 19:01 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Sanana, about 85 km away in North Maluku, Indonesia.