Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 31, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Wednesday, December 31, 1975 at 07:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 55.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.262 and latitude -8.163.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates -8.163, 125.262
UTC time 1975-12-31 07:09:06.400
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-12-31

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