Earthquake details

Sunday, January 13, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Sunday, January 13, 1974 at 13:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 214.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.145 and latitude -7.421.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -7.421, 127.145
UTC time 1974-01-13 13:20:51.100
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-13

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