Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 4, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Tuesday, April 4, 1972 at 22:43 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 123.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.532 and latitude -7.446.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 404.6 km
Coordinates -7.446, 125.532
UTC time 1972-04-04 22:43:10.390
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1972-04-04

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