Earthquake details

Thursday, February 21, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Thursday, February 21, 1974 at 17:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 229.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.409 and latitude -7.579.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 165.0 km
Coordinates -7.579, 127.409
UTC time 1974-02-21 17:21:17.800
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-02-21

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