Earthquake details

Saturday, August 27, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Saturday, August 27, 1977 at 07:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 52.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.675 and latitude -8.095.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -8.095, 125.675
UTC time 1977-08-27 07:58:36.200
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-08-27

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