Earthquake details

Sunday, December 25, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Sunday, December 25, 1977 at 08:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 368.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.673 and latitude -7.317.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 106.0 km
Coordinates -7.317, 128.673
UTC time 1977-12-25 08:23:22.800
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-25

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