Earthquake details

Friday, August 23, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Friday, August 23, 1974 at 04:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 243.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.505 and latitude -7.490.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 136.0 km
Coordinates -7.490, 127.505
UTC time 1974-08-23 04:50:34.600
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-08-23

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