Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 24, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Tuesday, February 24, 1976 at 14:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Timor Leste - TI), about 410.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.160 and latitude -7.257.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 124.0 km
Coordinates -7.257, 129.160
UTC time 1976-02-24 14:26:45.400
Location 276 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-02-24

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