Earthquake details

Thursday, June 15, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Thursday, June 15, 1978 at 13:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 391.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.884 and latitude -7.293.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 155.0 km
Coordinates -7.293, 128.884
UTC time 1978-06-15 13:30:45.600
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-06-15

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