Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 15, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Tuesday, May 15, 1962 at 05:23 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 321.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.218 and latitude -7.351.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 30.2 km
Coordinates -7.351, 128.218
UTC time 1962-05-15 05:23:49.090
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1962-05-15

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