Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 17, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Wednesday, July 17, 1968 at 05:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Atambua (Timor-Leste - TL), about 56.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.999 and latitude -8.614.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 13.4 km
Coordinates -8.614, 124.999
UTC time 1968-07-17 05:24:15.820
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-07-17

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