Earthquake details

Thursday, May 22, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Thursday, May 22, 1975 at 20:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 231.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.439 and latitude -7.599.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 146.0 km
Coordinates -7.599, 127.439
UTC time 1975-05-22 20:50:03.400
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-05-22

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