Earthquake details

Friday, June 29, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Friday, June 29, 1979 at 12:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 193.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.112 and latitude -7.724.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 184.0 km
Coordinates -7.724, 127.112
UTC time 1979-06-29 12:21:52.800
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-06-29

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