Earthquake details

Thursday, February 14, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Thursday, February 14, 1952 at 03:38 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 133.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.493 and latitude -7.780.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -7.780, 126.493
UTC time 1952-02-14 03:38:17.380
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1952-02-14

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