Earthquake details

Saturday, September 24, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Saturday, September 24, 1977 at 19:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 355.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.547 and latitude -7.317.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 155.0 km
Coordinates -7.317, 128.547
UTC time 1977-09-24 19:50:32.300
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-09-24

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