Earthquake details

Thursday, October 4, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Thursday, October 4, 1979 at 19:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 326.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.304 and latitude -7.416.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 144.0 km
Coordinates -7.416, 128.304
UTC time 1979-10-04 19:41:18.700
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-04

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