Earthquake details

Saturday, December 25, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Saturday, December 25, 1937 at 01:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 184.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.082 and latitude -7.839.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -7.839, 127.082
UTC time 1937-12-25 01:09:57.900
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1937-12-25

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