Earthquake details

Friday, February 20, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Friday, February 20, 1976 at 00:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 376.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.776 and latitude -7.376.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 169.0 km
Coordinates -7.376, 128.776
UTC time 1976-02-20 00:59:19.300
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-02-20

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