Earthquake details

Friday, October 17, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Friday, October 17, 1975 at 03:31 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 367.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.726 and latitude -7.473.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 109.0 km
Coordinates -7.473, 128.726
UTC time 1975-10-17 03:31:52.200
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1975-10-17

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