Earthquake details

Saturday, July 20, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Saturday, July 20, 1974 at 19:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 316.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.447 and latitude -8.730.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 99.0 km
Coordinates -8.730, 128.447
UTC time 1974-07-20 19:17:40.400
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-07-20

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